According to the final report of the Irish Department of Transport Air Accidents Investigation Unit (AAIU) published earlier this year, a Beech King Air 90 (registration N712DB) rolled and dived during an August 2006 flight in Ireland because the owner/pilot lost control of the aircraft during a missed approach in instrument conditions. The pilot’s inexperience was deemed a factor.
Both pilots were Irish. Under U.S. law, only U.S. citizens and legally resident aliens are permitted to own U.S.-registered aircraft. Non-U.S. citizens often set up a company that is the FAA-registered owner and enter an agreement with that company to fly the aircraft. That is the case with the actual owner of N712DB, who was the pilot flying. He held an FAA private pilot certificate with instrument rating and had 753 flying hours, 95 in type. He was relying on the pilot in the right seat, who had 2,000 hours and was familiar with the airplane’s recently installed Garmin GNS 530. The right-seat pilot had an FAA commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating.
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