At approximately 14:00 CST, a Beech BE-95 was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during a practice engine failure on takeoff maneuver at the Mesquite Municipal Airport. Neither occupant was injured. the instructor said that, after the student applied takeoff power, the instructor covered the mixture controls with a plastic checklist, and pulled the right engines mixture lever to idle cutoff. The student was not able to maintain directional control, and before the instructor could take the controls, the aircraft departed the runway on the right side onto soft, muddy ground. The nose gear collapsed, the left propeller struck the ground, and the fuselage buckled.
Dec. 15, Mesquite, Texas / Beech BE-95-A55 Travelair
At approximately 14:00 CST, a Beech BE-95 was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during a practice engine failure on takeoff maneuver at the Mesquite Municipal Airport. Neither occupant was injured. the instructor said that, after the student applied takeoff power, the instructor covered the mixture controls with a plastic checklist, and pulled the right engines mixture lever to idle cutoff. The student was not able to maintain directional control, and before the instructor could take the controls, the aircraft departed the runway on the right side onto soft, muddy ground. The nose gear collapsed, the left propeller struck the ground, and the fuselage buckled....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech BE-95 sustained substantial damage after veering off the runway during a practice engine failure maneuver at Mesquite Municipal Airport.
- The incident occurred when the student pilot lost directional control after the instructor simulated an engine failure by pulling the right engine's mixture to idle cutoff, and the instructor could not intervene in time.
- Although the aircraft suffered a collapsed nose gear, a damaged propeller, and a buckled fuselage, neither occupant was injured.
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