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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 200T · Nome, AK · January 19, 2002

Date: January 19, 2002 · 22:47 local
Place: Nome, AK
Airport: Nome
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N120RL
Reported as: Beech 200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N120RLRegistered now · Beech 200TS/N BT-9 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 200T Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) In cruise flight form magadan russia to Nome Alaska during flight in IFR conditions the pilot stated the primary attitude direction indicator started to indicate a 30 degree bank and a 20 degree nose down indication in level flight. The pilot stated that he then started relying on the secondary attitude direction indicator. The pilot stated about 20 minutes later the secondary attitude direction indicator blew up, although it was self contained within the instrument. The pilot said the completion of the flight was conducted on secondary instruments and landed at Nome Alaska without further problems.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IN CRUISE FLIGHT FORM MAGADAN RUSSIA TO NOME ALASKA DURING FLIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS THE PILOT STATED THE PRIMARY ATTITUDE DIRECTION INDICATOR STARTED TO INDICATE A 30 DEGREE BANK AND A 20 DEGREE NOSE DOWN INDICATION IN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN STARTED RELYING ON THE SECONDARY ATTITUDE DIRECTION INDICATOR. THE PILOT STATED ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER THE SECONDARY ATTITUDE DIRECTION INDICATOR BLEW UP, ALTHOUGH IT WAS SELF CONTAINED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT. THE PILOT SAID THE COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED ON SECONDARY INSTRUMENTS AND LANDED AT NOME ALASKA WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.