| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 11 DEC 1991 |
| Heure: | 09:40 EST |
| Type/Sous-type: | Beechcraft Beechjet 400A |
| Compagnie: | Bruno's Inc. |
| Immatriculation: | N25BR |
| Numéro de série: | RJ-57 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Total: | victimes: 9 / à bord: 9 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 12 km (7.5 milles) WSW of Rome-Richard B Russell Airport, GA (RMG) (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Affaires |
| Aéroport de départ: | Rome-Richard B Russell Airport, GA (RMG/KRMG), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Aéroport de destination: | Huntsville-Madison County Airport, AL (HSV/KHSV), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Détails:After a VFR takeoff, the captain contacted Atlanta Center to obtain an IFR clearance to Huntsville. Higher terrain and low ceilings caused the captain to order a right 180deg turn. 4 minutes after takeoff the Beech flew into Lavender Mountain.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's decision to initiate visual flight into an area of known mountainous terrain and low ceilings and the failure of the flightcrew to maintain awareness of their proximity to the terrain"
Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-92/01/SUM
Opérations de secours
NTSB issued 3 Safety Recommendations
| Issued: 20-JUL-1992 | To: FAA | A-92-054 |
| IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROFESSIONAL AVIATION ASSOCIATIONS AND MANUFACTURERS OF TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT, INFORM CORPORATIONS THAT ARE OPERATING SUCH AIRCRAFT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXAMINE THEIR FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO VERIFY THAT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED AND FOLLOWED TO PREVENT SUCH ACCIDENTS AND ENCOURAGE FIRST OFFICERS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN COCKPIT DECISION MAKING. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
| Issued: 20-JUL-1992 | To: FAA | A-92-055 |
| REQUIRE ALL TURBOJET-POWERED AIRPLANES THAT HAVE SIX OR MORE PASSENGER SEATS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM. (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
| Issued: 20-JUL-1992 | To: NBAA | A-92-056 |
| INFORM YOUR MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THEM TO EXAMINE THEIR FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO VERIFY THAT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED TO PREVENT SUCH ACCIDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE FIRST OFFICERS TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN COCKPIT DECISION-MAKING. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Rome-Richard B Russell Airport, GA et Huntsville-Madison County Airport, AL est de 151 km (94 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.