Jack Roush is still flying. He almost died in a 2002 crash where he was the pilot.
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash that seriously injured pilot Jack Roush at EAA AirVenture 2010 concluded that Roush, a long time Ford Supplier and racing team owner, let his Hawker Beechcraft 390 jet stall during an attempted go-around.
NTSB said that Roush failed to apply takeoff power when he attempted to go around while landing at Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Roush broke bones and lost an eye in the crash. Roush, now 70, had logged more than 9,000 hours at the time of the 2010 crash, according to the NTSB report.
Roush told investigators that he was scanning for other traffic, and did not recall hearing the stall warning that was picked up by a cockpit voice recorder. The stick shaker and stick pusher stall prevention systems were automatically simultaneous to the right wing stall, Roush said.
The airplane was registered to and operated by Roush Fenway Racing, as a business flight under Part 91 regulations. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross-country flight departed Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan
The initial point-of-impact for the balked go around was about 4,300 feet north of the departure end of runway 18R, in a grass drainage ditch. Recovered debris found was associated with the right wingtip. The wreckage debris path was about 250 feet long. The main wreckage consisted of the fuselage, both wings, and empennage.
The fuselage was fractured immediately forward of the engines. The wing remained partially attached to the fuselage. All flight control surfaces remained attached to their respective hinges. The wing flaps were found fully extended. The landing gear was extended. No pre-impact malfunctions or anomalies were noted during the on-scene examinations of the airframe structure, flight control systems, or two turbofan engines.
