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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C-99 · Kearney, NE · January 6, 2010

Date: January 6, 2010 · 07:40 local
Place: Kearney, NE
Airport: Kearney Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JIKA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N206AV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA090
Reported as: Beech C-99
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total111 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days

N206AVRegistered now · Beech C-99S/N U-206 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBeech C-99 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft was performing an ILS approach to rwy 36 at Kearney Municipal Airport in Kearney, Nebraska. The one half to three quarters of an inch of ice which accumulated on the aircraft during the approach ultimately increased the stalling speed, thereby causing the aircraft to prematurely stall during the landing flare over the runway at approximately 20-30 feet, resulting in a hard landing causing substantial damage to the left wing structure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AN ILS APPROACH TO RWY 36 AT KEARNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN KEARNEY, NEBRASKA. THE ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE WHICH ACCUMULATED ON THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE APPROACH ULTIMATELY INCREASED THE STALLING SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PREMATURELY STALL DURING THE LANDING FLARE OVER THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING STRUCTURE.

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 CEN10LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKearney, NEThe failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach resulting in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the accumulation of structural icing during the flight.Jan 6, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N206AV · 1

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

Incident 20071217828989ILevel Off Touchdown · Vernal, UT(-23) Upon arrival in the vicinity of kvel the pilot was approaching from west to east, therefore a straight-in to the shorter runway 07, 4108' in length, seemed logical. The length is more than adequate for safely landing the C-99. The aircraft landing gear…Dec 17, 2007 · Minor damage