Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during a landing attempt at Davenport Municipal Airport (DVN/KDVN), Iowa. The aircraft sustained substantial damage upon impact with snow bank. The right hand engine separated and the propeller contacted the fuselage. The two people onboard were uninjured.
Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and the flight instructors inadequate oversight during a simulated engine out takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a snowbank.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 28 January 2021 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 |
| Operator: | MM-Air LLC |
| Registration: | N217US |
| MSN: | FL-519 |
| First flight: | 2007 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Davenport Airport, IA (DVN) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Davenport Airport, IA (DVN/KDVN), United States of America |
| Davenport Airport, IA (DVN/KDVN), United States of America |
The aircraft experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during a landing attempt at Davenport Municipal Airport (DVN/KDVN), Iowa. The aircraft sustained substantial damage upon impact with snow bank. The right hand engine separated and the propeller contacted the fuselage. The two people onboard were uninjured.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and the flight instructors inadequate oversight during a simulated engine out takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
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Plane crashes at Davenport airport https://t.co/Ufg6eUOILt
— Local 4 WHBF (@WHBF) January 28, 2021
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