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19971113032969A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech 65-A90 · Wheeling, WV · November 13, 1997

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Date
November 13, 1997 · 21:41 local
Place
Wheeling, WV
Airport
Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
S2KA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80GP
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98LA028
Reported as
Beech 65A90
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N80GPRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 1998 · Beech 65-A90S/N LJ137Airframe modelBeech 65-A90

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What happened

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

(Tty) skyward avi are missed app, pilot declared emer landing, no inj. Acft has subs damage on landing, w. liberty, WV. (.4)the pilots reported they experienced an engine fire during a missed approach in night, IMC conditions, and feathered the propeller and shut down the engine. On an approach to another airport, the airplane touched down short of the runway, traveled onto the runway, and then departed the left side of the runway. The pilot reported he could not maintain altitude due to ice accumulations, and the lack of power with one engine shut down. Examination of the wreckage revealed rotational damage to both engines and propellers consistent with operating engines. Neither propeller was in the feathered position. The pilot had been briefed about known moderate icing conditions, and isolated severe icing. The AFM recommended a minimum speed in icing conditions of 140 knots, and at less than 140 knots, ice could accumulate on the wings in unprotected areas. The pilot reported he flew the approach at 114 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(TTY) SKYWARD AVI ARE MISSED APP, PILOT DECLARED EMER LANDING, NO INJ. ACFT HAS SUBS DAMAGE ON LANDING, W. LIBERTY, WV. (.4)THE PILOTS REPORTED THEY EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FIRE DURING A MISSED APPROACH IN NIGHT, IMC CONDITIONS, AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. ON AN APPROACH TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED ONTO THE RUNWAY, AND THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS, AND THE LACK OF POWER WITH ONE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED ROTATIONAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATING ENGINES. NEITHER PROPELLER WAS IN THE FEATHERED POSITION. THE PILOT HAD BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT KNOWN MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS, AND ISOLATED SEVERE ICING. THE AFM RECOMMENDED A MINIMUM SPEED IN ICING CONDITIONS OF 140 KNOTS, AND AT LESS THAN 140 KNOTS, ICE COULD ACCUMULATE ON THE WINGS IN UNPROTECTED AREAS. THE PILOT REPORTED HE FLEW THE APPROACH AT 114 KNOTS.

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 NYC98LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWheeling, WVthe failure of the pilot to maintain the minimum required airspeed while operating in icing conditions which resulted in ice accumulations and an inadvertent stall while on approach. Factors were the icing conditions and the pilot's lack of experience in the…Nov 14, 1997 · Substantial damage