What happened
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On January 2, 2010 at 1524 eastern standard time, locair flight 151, a Fairchild aircraft N227ML, sustained substantial damage after landing at the Somerset, KY. Lake cumberland regional airport. (Ksme). Upon landing on runway 23, the aircraft departed the runway to the right, crossed over a grass area parallel to the runway and adjacent taxi way, impacted a taxi way airport sign, and came to rest at the bottom of a large drainage ditch, contacting the airport perimeter fence. Neither the pilot in command, first officer, or the one passenger on board were injured. There was no post event fire. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which originated from baltimore MD (kbwi) to Somerset lake cumberland regional airport (ksme). An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 135 by locair, inc. (ylxa). Locair, inc. is a 14 CFR part 135 certificated air carrier operating four SA-227 aircraft based in ft. lauderdale, fla. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight, in the vicinity of 37 degrees, 03.20 minutes north latitude, 84 degrees, 36.095 minutes west longitude at airport elevation of 927 feet.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 2, 2010 AT 1524 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, LOCAIR FLIGHT 151, A FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT N227ML, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING AT THE SOMERSET, KY. LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT. (KSME). UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, CROSSED OVER A GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND ADJACENT TAXI WAY, IMPACTED A TAXI WAY AIRPORT SIGN, AND CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF A LARGE DRAINAGE DITCH, CONTACTING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. NEITHER THE PILOT IN COMMAND, FIRST OFFICER, OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST EVENT FIRE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM BALTIMORE MD (KBWI) TO SOMERSET LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSME). AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 BY LOCAIR, INC. (YLXA). LOCAIR, INC. IS A 14 CFR PART 135 CERTIFICATED AIR CARRIER OPERATING FOUR SA-227 AIRCRAFT BASED IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT, IN THE VICINITY OF 37 DEGREES, 03.20 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 84 DEGREES, 36.095 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE AT AIRPORT ELEVATION OF 927 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.