Duke Crash

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by pilottravis
A Beechcraft Duke went down on takeoff from Fullerton Airport in SoCal over the weekend. VMC roll?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvW-zUnC_Ds

Originally Posted by vw7674
THAT'S why I never fly with a full load of fuel.
Gives me a chance to walk away from these types of landings.........


From the YouTube comments:

"Kyle Stoneman
6 days ago
The pilot was a friend of mine. He didn't have a single burn mark, everything on him was still intact: his wallet, keys, etc. The force of the plane hitting the ground jarred his body and got misaligned inside."

 

[wings&wheels]

Originally Posted by DeepFriar
Eric

The short answer is asymmetric thrust (I have wagon with two mules. One mule dies and drops, the other marches on. Wagon turns toward the dead mule due to continuing *thrust* of live mule and the increased drag of the dead one.) Some added complexities like P factor and contra or non contra rotating props may come into play. Do a search for "critical engine", red and blue lines on the airspeed indicator and search airspeed indicator specifically. Wiki probably has understandable into without going too deep.


And asymmetric lift, including induced lift. The wing w/ the failed engine will produce less lift from the aircraft yawing into the direction of the dead engine as well as the induced lift being produced by the still running engine on the other wing. This will cause the roll to the failed engine.