19981023030889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raytheon 400A · Mc Call, ID · October 23, 1998

Date: October 23, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place: Mc Call, ID
Airport: Mc Call
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N144JS
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA009
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total534 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N144JSRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2023 · Raytheon 400AS/N RK-145 · Built 1997 Airframe modelRaytheon 400A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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Acft lost directional control on landing, ran off the rwy, and came to rest nose first in a ditch. (-23) runway 16/34 was closed at the time of the accident for the sealing of cracks in the asphalt. Per NOTAM the parallel taxiway was in use. The pilot landed on the taxiway (34) and he stated that when he flared to land he lost directional control. This was due to not being able to see the left edge of the narrow taxiway. The aircraft veered right and struck the drainage ditch, ending up on it's nose and upper left wing tip causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, RAN OFF THE RWY, AND CAME TO REST NOSE FIRST IN A DITCH. (-23) RUNWAY 16/34 WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FOR THE SEALING OF CRACKS IN THE ASPHALT. PER NOTAM THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WAS IN USE. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY (34) AND HE STATED THAT WHEN HE FLARED TO LAND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THIS WAS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE LEFT EDGE OF THE NARROW TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND STRUCK THE DRAINAGE DITCH, ENDING UP ON IT'S NOSE AND UPPER LEFT WING TIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 SEA99LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMccall, IDThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the uneven taxiway, inadequate airport maintenance (temporary threshold marking) by the airport management, and a ditch alongside the taxiway.Oct 23, 1998 · Substantial damage