Narrative:
A Beech 200, N711MZ, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with the instrument approach light system for runway 23L while landing at the Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and eight passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed the Statesville Municipal Airport, North Carolina, at 06:05.
The weather was IFR with heavy rain and a reported visibility of 1 1/2 statute miles. The airplane landed 621 feet short of the runway threshold and struck approach lights.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot not maintaining the proper ILS glide slope during the approach and the pilot not executing a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the rain/mist."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 2001 |
| Time: | 06:54 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Champion Air |
| Registration: | N711MZ |
| MSN: | BB-849 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7534 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Statesville Municipal Airport, NC (SVH/KSVH), United States of America |
| Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND/KIND), United States of America |
A Beech 200, N711MZ, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with the instrument approach light system for runway 23L while landing at the Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and eight passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed the Statesville Municipal Airport, North Carolina, at 06:05.
The weather was IFR with heavy rain and a reported visibility of 1 1/2 statute miles. The airplane landed 621 feet short of the runway threshold and struck approach lights.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot not maintaining the proper ILS glide slope during the approach and the pilot not executing a missed approach. Contributing to the accident was the rain/mist."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
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Distance from Statesville Municipal Airport, NC to Indianapolis International Airport, IN as the crow flies is 639 km (399 miles).
Distance from Statesville Municipal Airport, NC to Indianapolis International Airport, IN as the crow flies is 639 km (399 miles).
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