# Accident 20151230020099A: Beech 200, Gary, IN, December 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2015, 08:45 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary/Chicago International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BOOA
- Location: 41.6172° N, 87.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6172&lon=-87.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,441 total, 8,798 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151230020099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AFTER APPROACH TO LANDING WITH ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE WINGS AND TAIL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN16LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA076), Dec 30, 2015: Beech 200 (N999VB), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the glidepath and appropriate airspeed during landing in icing conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.

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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