Another Plane Crashes At Chicago Exec. Tuesday Evening

I believe the pictures do led to some clues. The prop is not bent (the only one that is bent is the one that is down due to the weight of the airplane leaning on it) so we know it wasn't turning on impact. He also landed short of the field so skidding off the runway or overshooting are also not an option. (KPWK 260052Z 14003KT 9SM VCTS CLR 24/21 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE TSE09B29 SLP100 T02390206) I listened to the ATC audio (LiveATC) and he gives no mention to an issue he just says, "2JR we ain't going to make it. 2JR we ain't going to make it ...few seconds later....we ain't going to make it 2JR! Dammm...We are going to be on the road!" Not making the field and landing less than a 1/2 mile short of the field with a dual engine failure seems odd in a King Air with no previously reported engine problem(s) to ATC. My guess is fuel starvation for one reason or another. Additional, the right wing was almost completely torn off. I would think if there had a been a significant amount of fuel. They would have been foaming the area and evacuating.
If you listen to the ATC audio what I find most interesting is the tower controller seeming to not respond at N92JR distress calls. Granted he didn't say "MAY DAY, MAY DAY, MAY DAY." He tells him the winds are calm and then proceeds to give tell another aircraft he will be out of here shortly as there is a King Air on a 1/2 mile final. Then after 2JR makes another distress call...He asks another aircraft if he heard those strange transmissions.

Hate to see that... Good that there were no serious injuries. Will be interesting to find out the cause, that picture doesn't give many clues.

I posted the ATC recording on liveatc.net under the "Interesting Recordings." If you go to that post on the forum, there are a couple of pictures as well. I too noted that the ATC didn't seem to respond... my personal thoughts -- which are admittedly just speculation and should be taken as such -- are that when you combine such an unexpected transmission with the pilot's very thick southern accent, perhaps the local controller simply didn't understand him. ("7MC, you pickin' that up, that strange transmission?") And that's not a judgment on southern accents, that just one possible explanation.

it originated at my home airfield -- friend of mine talked to the pilot it was fuel exhaustion, no further details.

anyone know any more details on B200GT N510LD that crashed off KBTR a few weeks ago killing Pilot?

He probably just didn't take into account the line of storms (ie no weather or old briefing) and did way more detouring and climbing than he had expected to do...I see where he had leveled off at about 170 then climbed to about 220...There was probably some pretty good wind in that storm too....he would have had enough fuel if he could have flown his intended straight course.

Misleading title, it's not at the airport...