Anybody know anything about the LZU crash Wednesday?

[CapnVegetto]

When did it happen? I heard it was a small light twin that lost an engine on the runway and did a ground loop. Both people in in walked away, though. Anyone know some specifics?

 

[Yank McCobb]

Sounds like it wasn't much of a "crash".

 

[CapnVegetto]

I was supposed to take some folks there, and the A/P was closed that morning. It stayed closed till sometime in the afternoon, so I was just wondering......

 

[Ultraman]

I believe it happened Tuesday evening around 5 p.m. It was a Merlin IIB. NTSB investigator being interviewed said that the pilot told him that he "came back too far on the right engine" and the airplane veered to the right and the right engine and wing came in contact with the ground. The airplane then caught fire. It appeared that the plane had either landed or was very close to landing when everything occurred. The airport was closed because the charred carcass was very close to the runway.

 

[Yank McCobb]

Then I recant my statement. Merlins/Metros can be difficult to control on the ground, even under normal circumstances. If you "come back too far" on one of the engines, then you have just bought yourself a free pass to the weeds. I suppose they were lucky that the airplane's carcass was the only one "charred".

 

[YourNameHere]

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http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050428X00516&key=1​

NTSB Identification: ATL05LA075
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, April 26, 2005 in Lawrenceville, GA
Aircraft: Swearingen SA-26AT, registration: N50KV
Injuries: 2 Minor.​

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On April 26, 2005, at 1826 eastern daylight time, a Swearingen SA-26AT, N50KV, registered to Southland Leasing Company, and operated by the Airline Transport Pilot, collided with runway 25,and burst into flames during a landing at the Gwinnett County-Briscoe Airport, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Spartanburg, South Carolina, on April 26, 2005, at 1741.

According to the pilot, just before touchdown the airplane turned right, and the left wing lifted and the right main gear hit the ground. He said the right main gear collapsed and the airplane bounced back into the air. He further said the airplane hit the ground a second time at a right angle to the runway's center line, and the left main and nose gear broke off and the airplane came to a stop on a taxiway. He stated that he and his passenger egressed the airplane through the emergency exit window on the right side of the airplane and got about 200 to 300 feet away when the airplane caught fire and burned. Airport crash fire rescue arrived shortly and extinguished the fire. The airplane was recovered and transported to Atlanta Air Recovery in Griffin, Georgia