# Accident 19990110009389A: Beech C45H, St Joseph, MO, January 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1999, 18:05 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MO
- Airport: Rosecrans Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7492° N, 94.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7492&lon=-94.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110009389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19)ON JANUARY 10, 1999, AT 1807 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 18, N165ZA, PILOED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RIGHT EDGE OR RUNWAY 35 (6,000' X 100' PATCH SNOW COVERED CONCRETE) AT THE ROSECRANS MEMORIAL AIRPORT, ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, DURING ITS LANDING ROLL AND NOSED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  BOTH PILOTS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-IN COMMAND, HE WAS SHOWING A LANDING TO THE SECOND PILOT.  HE SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT EDGE WHEN THE TAILWHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH SNOW THAT WAS ABOUT 8 TO 12-INCHES DEEP FOR ABOUT 500-FET BEFORE IT NOSED OVER.                                 (.4) THE TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT DURING ITS LANDING ROLL ON A 150 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY THAT WAS COVERED WITH PATCHY SNOW. THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE IT DID NOT RESPOND AS HE HAD ANTICIPATED. HE SAID HE LIFTED THE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY WITH THE I NTENT OF EXECUTING A GO AROUND. THE PILOT SAID THAT BY THE TIME THE TAIL WAS IN THE AIR THE AIRPLANE HAD EXITED THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT SNOW WAS COMING OVER THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE THE SNOW WAS COMING OVER THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE ITS ENGINES WERE HESITATING. THE AIRPLANE'S DRIFT ANGLE EXITED THE RUNWAY EDGE AT AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE INTO SNOW THAT WAS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES DEEP. THE AIRPLANE'S TIRE TRACKS PARALLELED THE RUNWAY EDGE FOR ABOUT 400 FEET. AT THAT POINT THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND SKIDDED ABOUT 25 FEET MORE. PACKED SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN BOTH ENGINES' AIR INTAKES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA063), Jan 11, 1999: Beech BE-C-45H (N165ZA), St. Joseph, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing rollout. A factor in this accident was the patchy snow on the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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