Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1999 |
Time: | 23:15 UTC |
Type: | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
Operator: | Kenn Borek Air |
Registration: | C-GKBN |
MSN: | BB-29 |
First flight: | 1974 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Hamburg Aerodrome, AB ( Canada)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Lisala Airport (LIQ/FZGA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Destination airport: | Hamburg Aerodrome, AB, Canada |
Narrative:The crew of C-GKBN, a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air with 5 passengers, made a straight-in approach, with approach flap settings, to a snow-covered and icy runway at Hamburg, AB, Canada. Upon touchdown in 2 inches of snow, directional control was lost. The aircraft turned sideways on the strip, struck a snow windrow, which then pulled the aircraft off the strip into a stand of trees. The First Officer had made the landing. The aircraft had picked up about 1/8 inch of ICA on the approach. Approach flap had been used for the landing instead of landing flap. The aircraft had landed with a five knot tail wind. The landing touchdown was reported to be very firm. There were no injuries but the aircraft was substantially damaged. Company representatives examining the runway surface after the accident discovered a rut running diagonally across the runway, which was apparently present prior the landing and may have contributed to the loss of directional control of the aircraft.
Classification:
Icing
Runway excursion
Sources:
» CADORS 1999C1045
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Lisala Airport to Hamburg Aerodrome, AB as the crow flies is 12489 km (7806 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.