33.9382° N, 81.1230° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 23, 2002 · 21:10 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BQTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62CZ
Reported as
EMB EMB110P1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total1,000 in this make and model105 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.
(-23) Aircraft being vectored to cae ILS runway 11 by cae ATCT, the pilot reached to turn off the taxilights, and when he rechecked the instrument panel, ILS was full left deflection. The pilot heard noise of something hitting the aircraft and executed missed approach. He returned the aircraft to sav (savannah).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT BEING VECTORED TO CAE ILS RUNWAY 11 BY CAE ATCT, THE PILOT REACHED TO TURN OFF THE TAXILIGHTS, AND WHEN HE RECHECKED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ILS WAS FULL LEFT DEFLECTION. THE PILOT HEARD NOISE OF SOMETHING HITTING THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. HE RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SAV (SAVANNAH).