20001217028189I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech B100 · Farmingdale, NY · December 17, 2000

Date
December 17, 2000 · 14:00 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EGQA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N400AC
Reported as
Beech B100
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3316252B
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,514 total588 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)After completing the ILS approach to runway 14 at Farmingdale Republic Airport, captain^privac^landed on runway 14 and drifted to the left side of the runway. Approximately 1600 feet down the runway the a/c left propeller struck a taxiway sign and continued another 500 feet and the left propeller again struck another taxiway sign before the pilot was able to regain control and steer the a/c another 1600 feet to exit the right side of the runway onto taxiway A-5. Weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as ceiling 4,700 feet broken, 1 3/4 miles visibility, light rain, wind 180 @23 knots gusting to 31 knots. The area weather conditions from the morning up to the incident time were high winds and heavy rain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER COMPLETING THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 AT FARMINGDALE REPUBLIC AIRPORT, CAPTAIN^PRIVAC^LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE A/C LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND CONTINUED ANOTHER 500 FEET AND THE LEFT PROPELLER AGAIN STRUCK ANOTHER TAXIWAY SIGN BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STEER THE A/C ANOTHER 1600 FEET TO EXIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY A-5. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING WERE REPORTED AS CEILING 4,700 FEET BROKEN, 1 3/4 MILES VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN, WIND 180 @23 KNOTS GUSTING TO 31 KNOTS. THE AREA WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM THE MORNING UP TO THE INCIDENT TIME WERE HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.