20200116000259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raytheon B200 · Dutch Harbor, AK · January 16, 2020

Date: January 16, 2020 · 08:21 local
Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
Airport: Unalaska
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: O9IA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N547LM
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20LA015
Reported as: Raytheon B200
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total86 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N547LMRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2021 · Raytheon B200S/N BB1642 · Built 1998 Airframe modelRaytheon B200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft initiated the takeoff on runway 31 with a reported 26 kt. Tail wind and did not become fully airborne. The aircraft landing gear may have struck rocks at the end of the runway before crash landing in the water. A medical crewmember reported hearing the stall warning prior to water contact.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A REPORTED 26 KT. TAIL WIND AND DID NOT BECOME FULLY AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR MAY HAVE STRUCK ROCKS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE CRASH LANDING IN THE WATER. A MEDICAL CREWMEMBER REPORTED HEARING THE STALL WARNING PRIOR TO WATER CONTACT.

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 ANC20LA015Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportUnalaska, AKThe pilot’s improper decision to takeoff downwind and to load the airplane beyond its allowable gross weight and center of gravity limits, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the inadequacy of the…Jan 16, 2020 · Substantial damage