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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Raytheon C90A · Houston, MS · June 25, 2014

Date: June 25, 2014 · 07:50 local
Place: Houston, MS
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N800MK
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA312
Reported as: Raytheon C90A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N800MKRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Raytheon C90AS/N LJ-1460 · Built 1996 Airframe modelRaytheon C90A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on short final and throttles brought to idle when wind shear caused the right wing to rise up violently. Pilot got aircraft under control with no time for go around. Aircraft was blown off the runway touchdown in grass beside runway and settled into ditch paralleling the runway. Aircraft slid to a stop and left engine caught fire. All occupants evacuated the aircraft. Fire department arrived shortly and extinguished the fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND THROTTLES BROUGHT TO IDLE WHEN WIND SHEAR CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO RISE UP VIOLENTLY. PILOT GOT AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL WITH NO TIME FOR GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN IN GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY AND SETTLED INTO DITCH PARALLELING THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP AND LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. ALL OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

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 ERA14LA312Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHouston, MSThe pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare, which resulted in touchdown off the side of the runway and collision with a ditch.Jun 25, 2014 · Substantial damage