What happened
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On July 29, 2022, about 1404 eastern daylight time, a casa 212-200, N497CA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Raeford, north carolina. The pilot-in-command was not injured, and the second-in-command sustained fatal injuries
During the subsequent diversion to the raleigh-durham international airport (rdu), durham, north carolina. The pilot-in-command (PIC) reported that they flew two skydiving runs then descended to the Raeford West Airport (NR20), Raeford, north carolina, to pick up a third group of skydivers.
The second-in-command (SIC) was flying the approach to NR20 and was ?on heading, altitude and airspeed? Until the airplane descended below the tree line and ?dropped.? Both pilots called for a go-around maneuver, which the SIC initiated; however, before the SIC could
Arrest the airplane?s sink rate and initiate a climb, the right main landing gear (rmlg) impacted the runway surface. The rmlg departed the aircraft. The PIC directed the SIC to declare an emergency and request a diversion to rdu for landing. Enroute to rdu, the SIC reportedly became ill, lowered the ramp at the rear of the aircraft to facilitate airflow through the aircraft, then exited the aircraft mid-flight without a parachute. The PIC proceeded on course to rdu, where he performed a low-approach and then emergency landing. Upon landing, the airplane departed the right side of the runway and came to rest upright in the grass.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 29, 2022, ABOUT 1404 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CASA 212-200, N497CA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE SECOND-IN-COMMAND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES
DURING THE SUBSEQUENT DIVERSION TO THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RDU), DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT THEY FLEW TWO SKYDIVING RUNS THEN DESCENDED TO THE RAEFORD WEST AIRPORT (NR20), RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, TO PICK UP A THIRD GROUP OF SKYDIVERS.
THE SECOND-IN-COMMAND (SIC) WAS FLYING THE APPROACH TO NR20 AND WAS ?ON HEADING, ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED? UNTIL THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE LINE AND ?DROPPED.? BOTH PILOTS CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND MANEUVER, WHICH THE SIC INITIATED; HOWEVER, BEFORE THE SIC COULD
ARREST THE AIRPLANE?S SINK RATE AND INITIATE A CLIMB, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RMLG) IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE RMLG DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC DIRECTED THE SIC TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND REQUEST A DIVERSION TO RDU FOR LANDING. ENROUTE TO RDU, THE SIC REPORTEDLY BECAME ILL, LOWERED THE RAMP AT THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO FACILITATE AIRFLOW THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT, THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT MID-FLIGHT WITHOUT A PARACHUTE. THE PIC PROCEEDED ON COURSE TO RDU, WHERE HE PERFORMED A LOW-APPROACH AND THEN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN THE GRASS.
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