# Accident 20040315003719A: Beech 1900D, Manhattan, KS, March 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2004, 17:02 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 39.1408° N, 96.6708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1408&lon=-96.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155ZV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155ZV-2011-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040315003719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ACTING AS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT 5208 ON MARCH 15, 2004, CAPTAIN ROBERT PETERSON HOLDER OF ATP CERTIFICATE 529023720, FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF N155ZV AFTER LANDING AT MANHATTAN, KANSAS (MHK). THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 310 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN SECONDS, CAPTAIN PETERSEN, ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE, ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. WHILE TAXIING THROUGH THE MUD, THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY CONCRETE SURFACE AND COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA086), Mar 15, 2004: Beech 1900D (N155ZV), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's improper decision due to his attempt to taxi back onto the runway after coming to a stop in the grass, and the resulting collapse of nose landing gear. Contributing factors were the…

## Other reports on N155ZV (3)

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

- [Incident 20070911019649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911019649I), Sep 11, 2007: Beech 1900D (N155ZV), Little Rock, AR, No damage. (-23) On taxi out at lit, flight crew smelled smoke. A few seconds later it was visible. Crew suspected captain's EFIS system. The crew shut off the EFIS power…
- [Incident 20040112000739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040112000739I), Jan 12, 2004: Beech 1900D (N155ZV), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On approach, performed normal gear extension. Experienced no rt main gear down and locked indication. Go around was executed and the check list ran. One…
- [Incident 19980629037579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629037579I), Jun 29, 1998: Beech 1900D (N155ZV), Reading, PA. Mesa flight from lancaster to Reading, PA, landed at Reading with three passengers on board and taxied to gate. Shut down engines and noticed smoke coming from…

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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