# Accident 20031124032269A: Beech 1900C, Juneau, AK, November 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2003, 06:10 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YADA
- Location: 58.3550° N, 134.5744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3550&lon=-134.5744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AX-2012-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031124032269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACE AIR 43 WAS EXECUTING THE LDA-2 RWY 8 APPROACH INTO JUNEAU, AK. AT APPROXIMATELY 0615 LOCAL. WHILE ON THE APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, ACE AIR 43 STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLYING TO THE AIRPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LDA-2 RNWY 8 APPROACH UTILIZES A "FLY VISUAL" LEG 3.2 MILES FROM THE MISSED APPROACH POINT TO THE RUNWAY, WITH A HEADING GIVEN AS 063 DEGREES. SEQUENCED, STROBED, LEAD-IN LIGHTS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE ROUTE TO ASSIST THE PILOTS IN COURSE ALIGNMENT. THE TREE THAT ACE AIR 43 COLLIDED WITH WAS .243 MILES NORTH OF THESE LIGHTS, IN AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN. THE VISIBILITY AT JUNEAU HAD BEEN BELOW MINIMUMS AS ACE AIR 43 APPROACHED THE AREA, INCREASING TO THE LEGAL MINIMUMS (2 MILES) JUST BEFORE THEY BEGAN THE APPROACH. THE CEILING WAS 800 INDEFINITE, WHICH IS 200FT BELOW THE MDA. IT WAS DARK AND SNOWING. ALTHOUGH THE PILOTS STATED THAT VISIBILITY/CEILING DID NOT HINDER THEIR ABILITY TO EXECUTE THE APPROACH SAFELY, THEY CAN GIVE NO REASON WHY THEY HIT THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF THE VISUAL COURSE, AND 200-300 FT BELOW THE VASI GLIDESLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE TREE.

## 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 ANC04LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA009), Nov 24, 2003: Beech 1900C (N112AX), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from obstacles when approaching the airport, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident were the…

## Other reports on N112AX (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100121026269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100121026269A), Jan 21, 2010: Beech 1900C (N112AX), Sand Point, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. B1900 N112AX flown by a crew of two who had flown approximately 5.9 hours and had been on duty for approximately 10 hours. They departed sdp at approximately…
- [Incident 20070201002429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070201002429I), Feb 1, 2007: Beech 1900C (N112AX), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot deplaned after landing at donley creek, Alaska and observed that the right hand outboard wheel was missing from the aircraft. The aircraft was then…

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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