# Accident 20080404840559A: Raythn B300RAYTHEON, Alabaster, AL, April 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2008, 14:40 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W1MA
- Location: 33.2167° N, 87.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2167&lon=-87.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900WP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHN B300RAYTHEON
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,977 total, 1,756 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080404840559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULANCE ON 04/04/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 CDT WHILE ENROUTE TO KTCL, A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  LOCAL WEATHER DATA ISSUED AT 1453 CDT INDICATED WINDS AT 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS, 2 MILES VISIBILITY, WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN AT 2,400 FEET MSL.  FOUR SUBSEQUENT LEGS WERE FLOWN WITH THE AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO KEET.  ON APRIL 8TH, DAMAGE WAS NOTICED BY A FUEL TECHNICIAN AFTER A REQUEST WAS MADE TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT.  THE WING SKINS WERE CREASED MID-SPAN, ADDITIONAL SKIN WRINKLES WERE NOTED ALONG THE SPAR AREAS.  THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 LAX08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA105), Apr 4, 2008: Raytheon B300 (N900WP), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with severe turbulence during descent into the airport environment, which resulted in an exceedence of the aircraft's design stress limit and structural damage.

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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