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FAA accident report · Beech A100 · Colorado Spring, CO · December 21, 1997

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Date
December 21, 1997 · 06:26 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ABOA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N100BE
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98FA074
Reported as
Beech A100
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total65 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
N100BERegistration cancelled Nov 5, 1998 · Beech A100S/N B221Airframe modelBeech A100

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What happened

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Acft was on ILS app when it enterd a fog bank and crashed und unk circ 2 POB suffered fatal inj, Colorado Springs,c (.4)the pilot was cleared for an ILS DME approach to runway 17L. During the final stage of the approach, the aircraft entered fog and disappeared from view of the control tower personnel. Radar and radio communications were lost also. After searching for 31 minutes, the aircraft was found by airport operations personnel over half way down the runway and 600 feet east of the runway. There was no evidence the aircraft touched down on the runway. The aircraft was configured with the landing gear up and the flaps deployed. Missed approach procedures require the flaps and landing gear to be retracted after initiating the procedure. The decision height for the approach is 6,384 feet MSL (200 feet above ground level) and the required RVR for a 14 CFR part 135 flight to commence and approach is 2400 (1/2 mile). When on the glide slope, the decision height is 0.4 miles from the runway touchdown zone. Examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction..

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS ON ILS APP WHEN IT ENTERD A FOG BANK AND CRASHED UND UNK CIRC 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ, COLORADO SPRINGS,C (.4)THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS DME APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L. DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED FOG AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW OF THE CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL. RADAR AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST ALSO. AFTER SEARCHING FOR 31 MINUTES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OVER HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 600 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP AND THE FLAPS DEPLOYED. MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES REQUIRE THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR TO BE RETRACTED AFTER INITIATING THE PROCEDURE. THE DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE APPROACH IS 6,384 FEET MSL (200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) AND THE REQUIRED RVR FOR A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT TO COMMENCE AND APPROACH IS 2400 (1/2 MILE). WHEN ON THE GLIDE SLOPE, THE DECISION HEIGHT IS 0.4 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN ZONE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION..

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 FTW98FA074Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportColo Springs, COFailure of the pilot to follow IFR Procedures and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA). A related factor was fog.Dec 21, 1997 · Destroyed