20070324005489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 200BEECH · Angel Fire, NM · March 24, 2007

Date
March 24, 2007 · 10:50 local
Place
Angel Fire, NM
Airport
Angel Fire Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N771HC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN07LA090
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,620 total1,340 in this make and model70 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) On March 24, 2007 at approximately 1050 local time, the pilot privacy data omitted , pilot-in-command and sole occupant of N771HC, a Beechcraft model BE-200 multi-engine, turbo-propeller powered airplane, landed on runway 17 at the Angel Fire Airport (axx) at Angel Fire, new Mexico. During short final, N771HC veered around to the east of a snow plow at approximately 100 yards from the north end of runway 17. Afterwards, the pilot landed N771HC approximately 1200-1500 feet past (south) of the snow plow. The aircraft rolled approximately 1000 feet after touchdown and departed the east side of the runway after hitting the piled up snow along the east side of the runway with left wing flaps. Shortly after N771HC departed the runway, the nose wheel struck a concrete runway light base, which caused the nose landing gear to collapse. The aircraft came to rest approximately 300 feet after it departed the runway. The visibility was reported to be approximately one half to one mile according to the driver of the snow plow. The runway was covered with 6 to 8 inches of snow except for the east 1/4 strip (approximately 25 feet of the 100 foot width of runway 17) which was cleared.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N771HC, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-200 MULTI-ENGINE, TURBO-PROPELLER POWERED AIRPLANE, LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT (AXX) AT ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO. DURING SHORT FINAL, N771HC VEERED AROUND TO THE EAST OF A SNOW PLOW AT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 17. AFTERWARDS, THE PILOT LANDED N771HC APPROXIMATELY 1200-1500 FEET PAST (SOUTH) OF THE SNOW PLOW. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER HITTING THE PILED UP SNOW ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH LEFT WING FLAPS. SHORTLY AFTER N771HC DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A CONCRETE RUNWAY LIGHT BASE, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AFTER IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF TO ONE MILE ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER OF THE SNOW PLOW. THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EXCEPT FOR THE EAST 1/4 STRIP (APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET OF THE 100 FOOT WIDTH OF RUNWAY 17) WHICH WAS CLEARED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.