At about 13:10 eastern time, a Beech C-45H Expeditor crashed during a forced landing in Hudson. The pilot, flight instructor and passenger received minor injuries. The owner, piloting from the left seat, was undergoing a flight review. While in a climb at about 2,000 feet msl, the left engine began to shake. As the instructor reached for the engine failure checklist, the pilot feathered the wrong engine. The pilot said he froze at the controls and was not familiar with the air restart procedures, which required access to buttons the instructor could not reach. The airplane came down on a golf course. The pilot had 872 multi hours, but only 55 in make and model.
October 02, Hudson, N.H. / Beech C-45H (Military Twin Beech)
At about 13:10 eastern time, a Beech C-45H Expeditor crashed during a forced landing in Hudson. The pilot, flight instructor and passenger received minor injuries. The owner, piloting from the left seat, was undergoing a flight review. While in a climb at about 2,000 feet msl, the left engine began to shake. As the instructor reached for the engine failure checklist, the pilot feathered the wrong engine. The pilot said he froze at the controls and was not familiar with the air restart procedures, which required access to buttons the instructor could not reach. The airplane came down on a golf course. The pilot had 872 multi hours, but only 55 in make and model....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech C-45H Expeditor crashed during a flight review, resulting in minor injuries to the pilot, instructor, and passenger.
- The incident occurred when the left engine began shaking, but the pilot mistakenly feathered the wrong engine, leading to a forced landing.
- Contributing factors included the pilot freezing at the controls, unfamiliarity with air restart procedures, and the instructor's inability to reach necessary buttons; despite 872 multi-engine hours, the pilot had only 55 hours in that specific make and model.
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