What happened
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On March 16, 2018, approximately 0749 central daylight time, a Beechcraft C-99 airliner was substantially damaged while landing on runway 04 at Hastings (khsi), Nebraska. The flight originated from omaha (koma), Nebraska at approximately 0658 central daylight time. The captain and first officer were the only occupants of the all cargo flight. Neither of the pilots received any injuries.
The Hastings automated weather reported at 0750 central daylight time: winds: 100 at 22 gusts to 35, 10 statute miles of visibility, few clouds at 1,500 feet, broken clouds at 3,100 feet, overcast clouds at 4,300 feet, temperature 6 degrees centrigrade, dewpoint 3 degrees centrigrade, and an altimeter of 29.51 inches of mercury. The pilots elected to land on runway 04 at Hastings, Nebraska. The pilots attempted to land using the approach flap setting. Approximately 2,000 feet from the threshold of runway 04, signature marks on the runway/taxiway intersection and of the adjacent grass field indicated the aircraft veered 20 degrees to the left of runway 04 centerline, striking a taxiway light. Signature marks ceased indicating the aircraft became airborne and reappeared approximately 600 feet later in the grass field on the same heading. This ground scar and associated navigation/landing light lens debris indicated the left wing impacted the ground, followed by a loss of control hard landing during the final touchdown. The aircraft struck a 14/32 runway light. The aircraft's nose-wheel assembly separated from the aircraft upon hitting the concrete runway 14/32. The aircraft continued to slide across runway 14/32 and came to rest approximately 250 feet northwest of the intersection of 04/22 and 14/32 on a heading of 309 degrees.
The fuselage cargo-pod was twisted and partially detached underneath the aircraft fuselage. Both propellers were damaged as the result of the failure of the nose landing gear. Propeller signature marks indicate that power was being developed. The nose of the aircraft struck the runway following the departure of the nose gear strut and the force resulting from the deformation of the nose of the aircraft at the forward firewall caused both pilot and copilot windscreens to shatter.
All wing and nacelle fuel tanks remained intact. Cargo restraints in the fuselage remained in place, and forward cockpit cargo access door was blocked as a result of cargo shifting on impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 16, 2018, APPROXIMATELY 0749 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECHCRAFT C-99 AIRLINER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AT HASTINGS (KHSI), NEBRASKA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OMAHA (KOMA), NEBRASKA AT APPROXIMATELY 0658 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE THE ONLY OCCUPANTS OF THE ALL CARGO FLIGHT. NEITHER OF THE PILOTS RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.
THE HASTINGS AUTOMATED WEATHER REPORTED AT 0750 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME: WINDS: 100 AT 22 GUSTS TO 35, 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, FEW CLOUDS AT 1,500 FEET, BROKEN CLOUDS AT 3,100 FEET, OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 4,300 FEET, TEMPERATURE 6 DEGREES CENTRIGRADE, DEWPOINT 3 DEGREES CENTRIGRADE, AND AN ALTIMETER OF 29.51 INCHES OF MERCURY. THE PILOTS ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 04 AT HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO LAND USING THE APPROACH FLAP SETTING. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 04, SIGNATURE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY INTERSECTION AND OF THE ADJACENT GRASS FIELD INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 04 CENTERLINE, STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT. SIGNATURE MARKS CEASED INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND REAPPEARED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET LATER IN THE GRASS FIELD ON THE SAME HEADING. THIS GROUND SCAR AND ASSOCIATED NAVIGATION/LANDING LIGHT LENS DEBRIS INDICATED THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF CONTROL HARD LANDING DURING THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 14/32 RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE-WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT UPON HITTING THE CONCRETE RUNWAY 14/32. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ACROSS RUNWAY 14/32 AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 04/22 AND 14/32 ON A HEADING OF 309 DEGREES.
THE FUSELAGE CARGO-POD WAS TWISTED AND PARTIALLY DETACHED UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED AS THE RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. PROPELLER SIGNATURE MARKS INDICATE THAT POWER WAS BEING DEVELOPED. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND THE FORCE RESULTING FROM THE DEFORMATION OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE FORWARD FIREWALL CAUSED BOTH PILOT AND COPILOT WINDSCREENS TO SHATTER.
ALL WING AND NACELLE FUEL TANKS REMAINED INTACT. CARGO RESTRAINTS IN THE FUSELAGE REMAINED IN PLACE, AND FORWARD COCKPIT CARGO ACCESS DOOR WAS BLOCKED AS A RESULT OF CARGO SHIFTING ON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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