Once you wok out the orientation of the car with the dash cam footage there are a couple of observations to be made. The gear appears to be up and the wings are level. That would seem to support that the pilot had handled the initial engine failure, otherwise the aircraft by that stage of the flight would be in a much steeper angle of bank. It also negates the idea that giving a mayday call distracted him from completing the drills.
The impact with the building also suggests a wings level attitude so why wasn't it capable of climbing? There has been speculation that the photo of the left prop indicates that it was feathered but has anyone got a photo of the starboard prop? If it was developing power it should look like a peeled banana skin and the ground should have lots of prop strike marks. Is that photo that has been posted earlier confirmed as the left prop or is that speculation because there is not much damage?
Just a question for King Air pilots, do they have starter generators or separate generators? The reason I ask is because of this accident.
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...aair200600563/