Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, May 14, 2000, Monroe
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on May 14, 2000 near Monroe, North Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to maintain...
- Date: May 14, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Monroe, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, leading to a runway departure and left main gear collapse.
A 1943 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor on a private flight from Pell City bounced on landing at Monroe and began to swerve. During the go-around one engine hesitated while the other produced power, and the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft left the left side of the runway and its left main gear collapsed. Nobody was injured.