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FAA accident report · Beech 1900C · St Marys, AK · September 11, 1998

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Date
September 11, 1998 · 23:15 local
Place
St Marys, AK
Airport
St Marys
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YADA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1563C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC98LA148
Reported as
Beech 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,288 total3,215 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days
N1563CRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2009 · Beech 1900CS/N UC-20 · Built 1988Airframe modelBeech 1900CEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(.4) The certificated airline transport pilot was conducting a CFR part 135 cargo flight to a remote airport. He was making a visual approach during dark night conditions in a twin-engine turboprop airplane. On the downwind portion of the landing approach, the pilot selected flaps down, but nothing happened. The pilot's trouble shooting did not remedy the flap problem, and he elected to make a flaps-up landing. The airplane settled onto the runway with the landing gear retracted. The airplane received damage to the underside, aft end of the fuselage, the engine nacelles, and propellers. The airplane is equipped with a landing gear warning horn, and a red cautionary annunciator light in the landing gear handle. The operator reported there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. (-23) the pilot was cleared for a visual approach upon arrival at the st. mary's area. On an extended left base for runway 16, the pilot selected flaps to the takeoff position. The flaps did not extend. The pilot cycled the flaps several times and checked the flap circuit breaker for proper position. He was unable to extend the flaps. The pilot stated that he captured the localizer and VASI, advanced the propeller levers full forward, and settled onto the runway with the landing gear in the up position. Alaska central wxpress is authorized to operate their BE-1900'S with one pilot. Mr. Thompson has approximately 950 hours single pilot time in the BE-1900.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT TO A REMOTE AIRPORT. HE WAS MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH DURING DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS IN A TWIN-ENGINE TURBOPROP AIRPLANE. ON THE DOWNWIND PORTION OF THE LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS DOWN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PILOT'S TROUBLE SHOOTING DID NOT REMEDY THE FLAP PROBLEM, AND HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FLAPS-UP LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE, AFT END OF THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE NACELLES, AND PROPELLERS. THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH A LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN, AND A RED CAUTIONARY ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT IN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ST. MARY'S AREA. ON AN EXTENDED LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 16, THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION. THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT CYCLED THE FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES AND CHECKED THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR PROPER POSITION. HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CAPTURED THE LOCALIZER AND VASI, ADVANCED THE PROPELLER LEVERS FULL FORWARD, AND SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. ALASKA CENTRAL WXPRESS IS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE THEIR BE-1900'S WITH ONE PILOT. MR. THOMPSON HAS APPROXIMATELY 950 HOURS SINGLE PILOT TIME IN THE BE-1900.

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 ANC98LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. Mary'S, AKThe pilot's failure to follow the aircraft checklist, and an inadvertent wheels up landing. A factor was the pilot's distraction due to a malfunction of the flap systemSep 12, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1563C · 2

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

Incident 20010407007459ITakeoff Ground Roll · Anchorage, AK(-23)On April 7, 2001 the aircraft was taxied on to runway 14 at Anchorage International Airport. The PIC failed to line the aircraft with the center line on the runway. At take off the aircraft hit the left number 1 and number 4 runway lights.Apr 7, 2001 · Minor damageIncident 19911030056722IOther Ground Ops · Anchorage, AKParked aircraft was struck by N1553C during taxi under direction of ground marshaller.Oct 30, 1991 · Minor damage