Narrative:
Crashed into hilltop while on a localizer-DME approach to runway 14 at Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA) in low cloud conditions.
The laid down descent angle for a Localiser/DME approach to runway 14 at Leeds/Bradford Airport is 3.5°. Whereas a standard 3 degree descent angle can readily be calculated and flown by a pilot using a formula of 300 feet per nautical mile, it is more difficult, particularly in single pilot operations, to calculate and achieve a 3.5° descent. An aircraft on a 3.5° approach angle, on a pressure setting of 998 mb, would pass approximately 100 feet above the accident site but, a 3° approach would result in ground contact in the area of the site.
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Monday 19 October 1987 |
| Time: | 06:16 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Artix |
| Registration: | G-MDJI |
| MSN: | BB-1162 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3,4 km (2.1 mls) NNW of Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA) ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Teesside International Airport (MME/EGNV), United Kingdom |
| Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM), United Kingdom |
Crashed into hilltop while on a localizer-DME approach to runway 14 at Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA) in low cloud conditions.
The laid down descent angle for a Localiser/DME approach to runway 14 at Leeds/Bradford Airport is 3.5°. Whereas a standard 3 degree descent angle can readily be calculated and flown by a pilot using a formula of 300 feet per nautical mile, it is more difficult, particularly in single pilot operations, to calculate and achieve a 3.5° descent. An aircraft on a 3.5° approach angle, on a pressure setting of 998 mb, would pass approximately 100 feet above the accident site but, a 3° approach would result in ground contact in the area of the site.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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Distance from Teesside International Airport to Leeds/Bradford Airport as the crow flies is 73 km (45 miles).
Distance from Teesside International Airport to Leeds/Bradford Airport as the crow flies is 73 km (45 miles).
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