What happened
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On February 3, 2014, about 2300 central standard time, N61YP, a Cessna 525, multi-engine turbofan airplane, was substantially damaged after striking an obstruction during approach at Elk City regional business airport (elk), Elk City, Oklahoma. The pilot and 5 passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by yankee papa, LLC; rapid city, south dakota. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 business flight. The airplane departed rapid city regional airport (rap), rapid city, south dakota, about 2000 mountain standard time and was destined for elk.
The pilot reported to federal aviation administration (FAA) air traffic control that the airplane was on an instrument approach to runway 17 when he hit an obstruction about two miles north of elk. The pilot executed a go-around and diverted to land at will rogers world airport (okc), Oklahoma, city, Oklahoma. An examination of the airplane showed impact damage on the radome and lower belly that penetrated the fuselage pressure vessel.
At 2253, the closest official surface weather observation site at clinton-sherman airport (csm), clinton, Oklahoma, reported an east wind at 5 knots, light freezing rain, a broken ceiling at 200 feet above ground level (AGL), and overcast clouds at 800 feet AGL.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014, ABOUT 2300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, N61YP, A CESSNA 525, MULTI-ENGINE TURBOFAN AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER STRIKING AN OBSTRUCTION DURING APPROACH AT ELK CITY REGIONAL BUSINESS AIRPORT (ELK), ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT AND 5 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY YANKEE PAPA, LLC; RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RAP), RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, ABOUT 2000 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME AND WAS DESTINED FOR ELK.
THE PILOT REPORTED TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 WHEN HE HIT AN OBSTRUCTION ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF ELK. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND DIVERTED TO LAND AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT (OKC), OKLAHOMA, CITY, OKLAHOMA. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED IMPACT DAMAGE ON THE RADOME AND LOWER BELLY THAT PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE PRESSURE VESSEL.
AT 2253, THE CLOSEST OFFICIAL SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION SITE AT CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT (CSM), CLINTON, OKLAHOMA, REPORTED AN EAST WIND AT 5 KNOTS, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN, A BROKEN CEILING AT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), AND OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 800 FEET AGL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.