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Date
January 28, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place
El Dorado, KS
Airport
Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23268
Reported as
Beech 3000
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A68
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,900 total97 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
When in flight the engine developed power fluctuations. Pilot elected to make a precautionary landing at El Dorado, Kansas airport. Due to continued engine power fluctuations during the landing the pilot elected to use maximum braking which resulted in blowing both main tires. The aircraft stopped partially off of the runway. There was no damage to runway lights and the airframe did not receive any damage.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN IN FLIGHT THE ENGINE DEVELOPED POWER FLUCTUATIONS. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT EL DORADO, KANSAS AIRPORT. DUE TO CONTINUED ENGINE POWER FLUCTUATIONS DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT ELECTED TO USE MAXIMUM BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN BLOWING BOTH MAIN TIRES. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED PARTIALLY OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THE AIRFRAME DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE.