Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion upon landing on runway 04 at Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI), Nebraska, USA. The airplane came to rest nose down, sustaining substantial damage, and the two pilots onboard were not injured.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land in a gusty crosswind that exceeded the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind and resulted in a runway excursion.
KHSI 161153Z AUTO 10020G34KT 10SM OVC033 06/03 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 10037/1140 LTG DSNT E AND W SLP990 60002 70002 T00610028 10089 20061 55007
12:53 UTC / 07:53 local time:
KHSI 161253Z AUTO 11021G35KT 10SM FEW015 BKN031 OVC046 06/03 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 08038/1202 RAB06E17 SLP991 P0000 T00560028
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 16 March 2018 |
| Time: | 07:49 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C99 Commuter |
| Operator: | Ameriflight |
| Registration: | N213AV |
| MSN: | U-213 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17228 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hastings Airport, NE (HSI) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA), United States of America |
| Hastings Airport, NE (HSI/KHSI), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | AMF1696 |
The aircraft experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion upon landing on runway 04 at Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI), Nebraska, USA. The airplane came to rest nose down, sustaining substantial damage, and the two pilots onboard were not injured.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land in a gusty crosswind that exceeded the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind and resulted in a runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
» Plane carrying UPS packages crashes at Hastings airport (ksnblocal4.com, 16 March 2018)METAR Weather report:
11:53 UTC / 06:53 local time:KHSI 161153Z AUTO 10020G34KT 10SM OVC033 06/03 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 10037/1140 LTG DSNT E AND W SLP990 60002 70002 T00610028 10089 20061 55007
12:53 UTC / 07:53 local time:
KHSI 161253Z AUTO 11021G35KT 10SM FEW015 BKN031 OVC046 06/03 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 08038/1202 RAB06E17 SLP991 P0000 T00560028
Photos
Video, social media
Pictures courtesy from @NTVNEWS @NTVsJessica FB page in regards to the plane crash at the airport this morning. Plane had 2 occupants, neither reported any injuries. FAA en route. #Police #Hastings #Nebraska #News #LivePD pic.twitter.com/9r4QuLHtsu
— Hastings Police Dept (@PoliceHastings) 16 maart 2018
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE to Hastings Airport, NE as the crow flies is 225 km (141 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE to Hastings Airport, NE as the crow flies is 225 km (141 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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