# Accident 19930317005549A: Bag JETSTM3101, Beckley, WV, March 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1993, 19:11 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SABA
- Location: 37.7392° N, 81.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7392&lon=-81.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159PC-2002-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930317005549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON SNOW RIDGE ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. WEATHER BELOW MINIMA. RUNWAY NOT CLEARED FULL WIDTH PER NOTAM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA049), Mar 18, 1993: British Aerospace BAE 3101 (N159PC), Beckley, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ASSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE PLOWED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY (OR PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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