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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C-99 · Meadview, AZ · October 15, 1997

Date: October 15, 1997 · 09:24 local
Place: Meadview, AZ
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AJZA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N227AV
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98FA013
Reported as: Beech C99
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A36
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,391 total2,141 in this make and model186 in the last 90 days

N227AVRegistered now · Beech C-99S/N U-227 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBeech C-99 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(.4)The captain saw a car trailing smoke along a dirt road and decided to descend from his en route altitude and investigate. After overflying the car, he continued flying over the road at low level until the first officer warned of wires. He was unable to react in time to avoid striking the wires. After the collision, the captain elected to continue to his destination. During the approach, they heard a loud thud and the left engine began shaking. The captain reduced the power and declared an emergency. After a positive visual gear check by the tower, the captain landed the aircraft. The crew shut down the left engine as they taxied to the ramp. Broken sections of wire were found embedded in the forward fuselage and vertical stabilizer. The tip of one blade was missing from the left propeller and the nose section was shattered. Neither of the ground witnesses reported any malfunction with their vehicles during this time.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE CAPTAIN SAW A CAR TRAILING SMOKE ALONG A DIRT ROAD AND DECIDED TO DESCEND FROM HIS EN ROUTE ALTITUDE AND INVESTIGATE. AFTER OVERFLYING THE CAR, HE CONTINUED FLYING OVER THE ROAD AT LOW LEVEL UNTIL THE FIRST OFFICER WARNED OF WIRES. HE WAS UNABLE TO REACT IN TIME TO AVOID STRIKING THE WIRES. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION. DURING THE APPROACH, THEY HEARD A LOUD THUD AND THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING. THE CAPTAIN REDUCED THE POWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER A POSITIVE VISUAL GEAR CHECK BY THE TOWER, THE CAPTAIN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AS THEY TAXIED TO THE RAMP. BROKEN SECTIONS OF WIRE WERE FOUND EMBEDDED IN THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE TIP OF ONE BLADE WAS MISSING FROM THE LEFT PROPELLER AND THE NOSE SECTION WAS SHATTERED. NEITHER OF THE GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THEIR VEHICLES DURING THIS TIME.

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 LAX98FA013Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMeadview, AZThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance. Contributing was low altitude flight.Oct 15, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N227AV · 1

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

Incident 20191111017239IDescent · Omaha, NEPilot reported a bird strike approx 6 miles south of koma (destination airport). Acft landed koma without incident and taxied to the ramp. Minor damage to LH spinner and exhaust stacks. Maintenance inspected aircraft. No further damage found. Replaced left…Nov 11, 2019 · Minor damage