20080131831829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C90 · Gulf Shores, AL · January 31, 2008

Date: January 31, 2008 · 14:20 local
Place: Gulf Shores, AL
Airport: Jack Edwards
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N901JB
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA102
Reported as: Beech C90
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) During cruise flight from tupelo, ms (tup) to Gulf Shores, AL (jka), aircraft encountered severe turbulence and possible wind shear resulting in rapid loss of altitude. Aircraft was tossed inverted nose down with drastic increase in air speed. Pilot was able to regain control of aircraft but violent maneuvers resulted in substantial structural damage to both wings. Aircraft landed at jka without further incident and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM TUPELO, MS (TUP) TO GULF SHORES, AL (JKA), AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR RESULTING IN RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOSSED INVERTED NOSE DOWN WITH DRASTIC INCREASE IN AIR SPEED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT BUT VIOLENT MANEUVERS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT JKA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC08CA102Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMeridian, MSAn inadvertent encounter with in-cloud turbulence.Jan 31, 2008 · Substantial damage