Plane Crash Reports 2003

2003 Plane Crash Report Result

Title: BLACK EAGLE BE360 EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N72BJ, WAS SUBSTANTIALL

Report Date: 06/16

Plane Crash Problem: On May 23, 2003, at 1330 central daylight time, a Boyle Black Eagle BE360 experimental airplane, N72BJ, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of propeller pitch effectiveness near Celina, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight. The local flight originated from Aero County Airport (T31), near Mc Kinney, Texas, approximately 1300. The pilot reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge, that several aerobatic maneuvers were completed during the flight with "no apparent abnormalities." A "half loop down" was initiated from an airspeed between 95 to 100 mph at an altitude of 2,500 feet agl. At the base of the maneuver, at an airspeed of approximately 160 to 170 mph and altitude of 2,000 feet agl, he heard a "loud high pitch noise accompanied by a rapid decrease in airspeed." He reduced the power to idle, increased the mixture to rich and cycled the propeller pitch to high, then to low. The pilot stated that the tachometer was reading 3,800 rpm. Subsequently, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a wheat field. During the landing roll, the left main wheel hit a hole, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the right lower wing spar cracked.

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