20210208002139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Yakutat, AK · February 8, 2021

Date
February 8, 2021 · 03:50 local
Place
Yakutat, AK
Airport
Yakutat
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YADA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N118AX
Reported as
Beech 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
36,000 total17,980 in this make and model309 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On February 8, 2021 at approximately 0350, N118AX a BE-1900C with the first officer in the right seat as the flying pilot, landed at Yakutat Airport runway 11 with the PIC indicating the winds were 030 @ 17. The field METAR at 0350 AKST was 050 @ 4 visibility OVC065 bkn 2600 few 1600. However, according to the PIC the weather was rapidly deteriorating and according the field METAR only 20 minutes later indicated light snow visigility with visibility 2 1/2 and mist. After touchdown, the aircraft diverted from the runway centerline. Prior to the aircraft departing the runway, the PIC indicated verbally to the pilot flying that the aircraft was "too close" (to the edge) and both pilots stated they corrected with full right rudder and the aircraft immediately responded. During the post flight inspection, the crew found damage to the left propeller. Later in the morning the airport manager found a broken runway edge light in the proximity that the flight crew indicated.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0350, N118AX A BE-1900C WITH THE FIRST OFFICER IN THE RIGHT SEAT AS THE FLYING PILOT, LANDED AT YAKUTAT AIRPORT RUNWAY 11 WITH THE PIC INDICATING THE WINDS WERE 030 @ 17. THE FIELD METAR AT 0350 AKST WAS 050 @ 4 VISIBILITY OVC065 BKN 2600 FEW 1600. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE PIC THE WEATHER WAS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING AND ACCORDING THE FIELD METAR ONLY 20 MINUTES LATER INDICATED LIGHT SNOW VISIGILITY WITH VISIBILITY 2 1/2 AND MIST. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE PIC INDICATED VERBALLY TO THE PILOT FLYING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS "TOO CLOSE" (TO THE EDGE) AND BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY CORRECTED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE CREW FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER. LATER IN THE MORNING THE AIRPORT MANAGER FOUND A BROKEN RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT IN THE PROXIMITY THAT THE FLIGHT CREW INDICATED.