What happened
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On September 21, 2016 aircraft N66804 a Beech king air (B-100) piloted byprivacy data omitted left memphis international airport (kmem) at approx. 1600 local time enroute to Jackson regional airport(kmkl) Jackson, TN. The pilot in command (PIC) had filed an IFR flight plan. The weather was VFR at the time of the flight. The PIC reported to memphis center that Jackson?s airport was in sight approx 12 miles out. Memphis center cleared him for the visual and switched him over to Jackson?s tower. The PIC requested runway 02 and was cleared to land via runway 02.
On short final the PIC verified the landing gear was indicating 3 green. The PIC stated that ?just before the aircraft touched down, that he felt the aircraft pitch down like a movement in the trim system?. After interviewing two witnesses who were working parallel to runway 02 stated that ?the aircraft appeared to be coming in faster and at a steeper angle than other aircraft did during that day?. They also stated that ?the aircraft pitched up and then landing hard on the runway causing parts from the aircraft to shear off and land on the runway?. The markings on the runway do indicate a short landing followed by prop strikes on the runway numbers.
The PIC stated ?that when the aircraft touched down firmly? The aircraft continued to down the runway with the PIC pulling back on the yoke. The aircraft rebounded for a short moment, then settled back to the runway. The aircraft went off the runway at a 45 degree angle, with the right prop striking the runway and grass. The aircraft continued down the grassy area striking runway lights and 4 thousand foot marker, where the right landing gear collapsed, the aircraft came into contact with the weather reporting station before coming to rest. The total distance from touchdown to final resting spot was 1235 feet. The accident caused substantial damage to the aircraft on the right wing, fire damamge on the right engine, the left prop, and left engine also sustained substantial damage. The pilot was able to exit the aircraft without injury.
The aircraft maintenance records clearly indicate that the aircraft was not maintained in accordance with the manufacturer?s scheduled maintenance program.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 AIRCRAFT N66804 A BEECH KING AIR (B-100) PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMEM) AT APPROX. 1600 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO JACKSON REGIONAL AIRPORT(KMKL) JACKSON, TN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE PIC REPORTED TO MEMPHIS CENTER THAT JACKSON?S AIRPORT WAS IN SIGHT APPROX 12 MILES OUT. MEMPHIS CENTER CLEARED HIM FOR THE VISUAL AND SWITCHED HIM OVER TO JACKSON?S TOWER. THE PIC REQUESTED RUNWAY 02 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND VIA RUNWAY 02.
ON SHORT FINAL THE PIC VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS INDICATING 3 GREEN. THE PIC STATED THAT ?JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THAT HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT PITCH DOWN LIKE A MOVEMENT IN THE TRIM SYSTEM?. AFTER INTERVIEWING TWO WITNESSES WHO WERE WORKING PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 02 STATED THAT ?THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE COMING IN FASTER AND AT A STEEPER ANGLE THAN OTHER AIRCRAFT DID DURING THAT DAY?. THEY ALSO STATED THAT ?THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THEN LANDING HARD ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING PARTS FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO SHEAR OFF AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY?. THE MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY DO INDICATE A SHORT LANDING FOLLOWED BY PROP STRIKES ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS.
THE PIC STATED ?THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY? THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE PIC PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT REBOUNDED FOR A SHORT MOMENT, THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, WITH THE RIGHT PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE GRASSY AREA STRIKING RUNWAY LIGHTS AND 4 THOUSAND FOOT MARKER, WHERE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WEATHER REPORTING STATION BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE TOTAL DISTANCE FROM TOUCHDOWN TO FINAL RESTING SPOT WAS 1235 FEET. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT WING, FIRE DAMAMGE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, THE LEFT PROP, AND LEFT ENGINE ALSO SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
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