Narrative:
A Beechcraft 1900C airplane, N575X, sustained substantial damage during landing at Badami Airport, 29 miles east of Deadhorse, Alaska. The airplane was operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand charter flight. There were no injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported at the time of the accident. The flight originated at Deadhorse, Alaska, about 11:17.
The captain reported that during landing, the main landing gear wheels impacted the elevated edge of the runway surface. The right main gear separated, and the airplane slid along the surface of the runway, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and right elevator.
At the time of the accident, at 1232, an aviation routine weather report (METAR) at Badami Airport, Deadhorse, Alaska, reported in part, wind 120 degrees, at 30 knots, visibility, 1/2 statute miles with heavy blowing snow, broken clouds at 1,000 feet, temperature, -16 degrees F (-27 degrees C); altimeter, 29.60 in HG.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captains decision to initiate a visual flight rules approach and attempted landing into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the operators inadequate procedures for operational control and flight release and its inadequate training and oversight of operational control personnel. Also contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administrations failure to hold the operator accountable for correcting known operational deficiencies and ensure compliance with its operational control procedures."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 22 November 2013 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
| Operator: | Era Alaska |
| Registration: | N575X |
| MSN: | UC-149 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 35402 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Badami Airport, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Airport, AK (SCC/PASC), United States of America |
| Badami Airport, AK (PABP), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | ERR75X |
A Beechcraft 1900C airplane, N575X, sustained substantial damage during landing at Badami Airport, 29 miles east of Deadhorse, Alaska. The airplane was operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand charter flight. There were no injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported at the time of the accident. The flight originated at Deadhorse, Alaska, about 11:17.
The captain reported that during landing, the main landing gear wheels impacted the elevated edge of the runway surface. The right main gear separated, and the airplane slid along the surface of the runway, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and right elevator.
At the time of the accident, at 1232, an aviation routine weather report (METAR) at Badami Airport, Deadhorse, Alaska, reported in part, wind 120 degrees, at 30 knots, visibility, 1/2 statute miles with heavy blowing snow, broken clouds at 1,000 feet, temperature, -16 degrees F (-27 degrees C); altimeter, 29.60 in HG.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captains decision to initiate a visual flight rules approach and attempted landing into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the operators inadequate procedures for operational control and flight release and its inadequate training and oversight of operational control personnel. Also contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administrations failure to hold the operator accountable for correcting known operational deficiencies and ensure compliance with its operational control procedures."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Runway mishap
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Map
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Distance from Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Airport, AK to Badami Airport, AK as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
Distance from Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Airport, AK to Badami Airport, AK as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
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