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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Indianapolis, IN · May 23, 1996

Date: May 23, 1996 · 20:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: S2YA
Aircraft: N148SK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96IA170
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 20
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,645 total2,220 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N148SKRegistered now · Beech 1900DS/N UE-148 · Built 1995 Airframe modelBeech 1900D Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on may 23, 1996, at approximately 2500 hours (zulu) a Beechcraft, model BE-1900-D, N148SK, flight number 1199, returned to Indianapolis International Airport (ind) shortly after takeoff reporting smoke in the cockpit/cabin area. The aircraft landed on runway 05L. 18 passengers and 2 crew members evacuated aircraft on runway. Indianapolis tower closed runway 05L for a short period of time. Raytheon corporation of Indianapolis removed the aircraft from the runway and towed it to their ramp area. No injuries were reported. The aircraft is owned and operated by astral aviation, inc., doing business as skyway airlines. The company is based out of milwaukee, Wisconsin.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 23, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 HOURS (ZULU) A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL BE-1900-D, N148SK, FLIGHT NUMBER 1199, RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IND) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF REPORTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN AREA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 05L. 18 PASSENGERS AND 2 CREW MEMBERS EVACUATED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. INDIANAPOLIS TOWER CLOSED RUNWAY 05L FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RAYTHEON CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY AND TOWED IT TO THEIR RAMP AREA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ASTRAL AVIATION, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS SKYWAY AIRLINES. THE COMPANY IS BASED OUT OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96IA170Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportIndianapolis, INfailure of a forward cabin ventilation blower motor bearing, which resulted in binding of the blower motor; and inadequate design of the electrical system, which allowed overheating of the electrical circuit and smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.May 24, 1996 · Minor damage

Other reports on N148SK · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990208001209ANormal Cruise · Milwaukee, WISkyway airlines acft was at 3,000 feet preparing for approach when it struck a 20 pound goose with the right wing, the goose passed through the leading edge, through a fuel cell, through a wing spar, and lodged just in front of the aileron. The acft landed…Feb 8, 1999 · Substantial damage