What happened
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On 02/07/2020 at approximately 0415 local time, mountain air cargo flight 8308 (MTNA8308) conducted a flight from newark liberty international airport (ewr) to Baltimore/Washington international thurgood marshall airport (bwi). While conducting the ILS approach to runway 10 at bwi, N988FX, a Cessna 208 aircraft, impacted the rwy 10 approach lights and the FAR field monitor, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot-in-command, privacy data omitted holder of commercial pilot certificate privacy data omitted, initiated the instrument approach after receiving reports from ATC of the RVR being below the required minimums. The lowest prescribed minimums for the ILS or LOC rwy 10 approach into bwi is 1800RVR.
According to a statement provided by the director of safety and the director of operations for mountain air cargo, who interviewed the pilot after the event and recorded it on NTSB form 6120.1, the PIC stated that he got the ATIS twice on the flight from ewr to bwi. The PIC indicated that the first ATIS he received reported vertical visibility at 200 feet and 1600 RVR, over philadelphia. ATIS was obtained a second time when he was transferred to potomac approach. The PIC indicated that the second ATIS reported vertical visibility at 200 feet and 1000 RVR.
At 0907Z, potomac approach issued MTNA8308 the RVR for runway 10 at 1000 for touchdown, midpoint and rollout. At 0912Z, mtna 8308 was 7 miles from jean and was instructed to maintain 2000 feet until established on the localizer, cleared for the ILS 10 approach. At 0914Z, potomac approach instructed the pilot to contact Baltimore tower 119.4.
At 0914Z, MTNA8308 checked in with Baltimore tower on the ILS approach to runway 10. Baltimore tower then cleared the aircraft to land runway 10 with an RVR of 1000. At 0919Z, tower queried MTNA8308 about making a right turn off at gulf from the runway indicating the aircraft was on the ground.
At 0943 tower received a phone call from fedex reporting that MTNA8308 hit something big and reflective while landing and put a hole right through the aircraft. Tower then received a phone call from the pilot at 0944 stating that something hit him while he was landing and damaged the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/07/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 0415 LOCAL TIME, MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO FLIGHT 8308 (MTNA8308) CONDUCTED A FLIGHT FROM NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR) TO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT (BWI). WHILE CONDUCTING THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT BWI, N988FX, A CESSNA 208 AIRCRAFT, IMPACTED THE RWY 10 APPROACH LIGHTS AND THE FAR FIELD MONITOR, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INITIATED THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH AFTER RECEIVING REPORTS FROM ATC OF THE RVR BEING BELOW THE REQUIRED MINIMUMS. THE LOWEST PRESCRIBED MINIMUMS FOR THE ILS OR LOC RWY 10 APPROACH INTO BWI IS 1800RVR.
ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO, WHO INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AFTER THE EVENT AND RECORDED IT ON NTSB FORM 6120.1, THE PIC STATED THAT HE GOT THE ATIS TWICE ON THE FLIGHT FROM EWR TO BWI. THE PIC INDICATED THAT THE FIRST ATIS HE RECEIVED REPORTED VERTICAL VISIBILITY AT 200 FEET AND 1600 RVR, OVER PHILADELPHIA. ATIS WAS OBTAINED A SECOND TIME WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO POTOMAC APPROACH. THE PIC INDICATED THAT THE SECOND ATIS REPORTED VERTICAL VISIBILITY AT 200 FEET AND 1000 RVR.
AT 0907Z, POTOMAC APPROACH ISSUED MTNA8308 THE RVR FOR RUNWAY 10 AT 1000 FOR TOUCHDOWN, MIDPOINT AND ROLLOUT. AT 0912Z, MTNA 8308 WAS 7 MILES FROM JEAN AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 2000 FEET UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER, CLEARED FOR THE ILS 10 APPROACH. AT 0914Z, POTOMAC APPROACH INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO CONTACT BALTIMORE TOWER 119.4.
AT 0914Z, MTNA8308 CHECKED IN WITH BALTIMORE TOWER ON THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10. BALTIMORE TOWER THEN CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND RUNWAY 10 WITH AN RVR OF 1000. AT 0919Z, TOWER QUERIED MTNA8308 ABOUT MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF AT GULF FROM THE RUNWAY INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND.
AT 0943 TOWER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM FEDEX REPORTING THAT MTNA8308 HIT SOMETHING BIG AND REFLECTIVE WHILE LANDING AND PUT A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT. TOWER THEN RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE PILOT AT 0944 STATING THAT SOMETHING HIT HIM WHILE HE WAS LANDING AND DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.