September 6, 2012, Manville, N.J., Beech Model 76 Duchess

At about 1135 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged following a loss of directional control after touchdown. The private pilot sustained minor injuries; the pilot-rated passenger had serious injuries. Visual conditions prevailed.

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Key Takeaways:

  • An airplane sustained substantial damage following a loss of directional control immediately after touchdown, resulting in it departing the runway, striking a fence, and coming to rest inverted.
  • The private pilot suffered minor injuries, while the pilot-rated passenger sustained serious injuries during the incident.
  • Witnesses reported the airplane "porpoised" and rolled sharply right upon touchdown before veering sharply left off the runway.
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At about 1135 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged following a loss of directional control after touchdown. The private pilot sustained minor injuries; the pilot-rated passenger had serious injuries. Visual conditions prevailed.

Witnesses reported the airplane “porpoised,” then rolled sharply to the right immediately after touchdown. The airplane then veered sharply to the left and departed the runway surface. The airplane struck a fence and came to rest, inverted, at the edge of a taxiway.

 

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