Thu, Jul 05, 2007
Pilot Told ATC Left Engine "Kept Power Up And Wouldn't Come
Back"
A recently-issued National
Transportation Safety Board probable cause report fails to shed any
additional light on what may have caused a pilot to lose control of
his aircraft in a North Myrtle Beach, SC accident that claimed the
lives of a five-member family and their babysitter in 2006.
The pilot, Dr. Jon Kraut, 50, made two approaches at Grand
Strand Airport February 3, 2006 in a Beechcraft King Air 200 (file
photo of type, right). During the first approach, the aircraft was
observed, "fish tailing" while about 30 feet over the runway,
according to the NTSB report.
It then appeared to regain control and the pilot requested a
go-around, according to witnesses. The air traffic controller asked
Kraut if he were having problems with sea fog. He said no, the
"left engine kept power up a little too much and would not come
back."
After lining up for the second approach, witnesses report Kraut
descended to the runway without any indication of trouble. The
aircraft then "climbed and rolled left, went inverted and nosed
down into the grass to the left of the runway and burst into
flames."
The NTSB determined the probable cause to be "the pilot's
failure to maintain control during (the) landing approach for
undetermined reasons."
The investigation found no abnormal pre-impact conditions that
would have interfered with the normal operation of the
aircraft.
Krause held an ATP rating and had logged 3,400 hours, according
to the NTSB report.
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