# Accident 20240312002749A: Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, Billings, MT, March 12, 2024 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 12, 2024, 07:55 local time - Place: Billings, MT - Airport: Billings Logan International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: GAYA - Location: 45.8065° N, 108.5437° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8065&lon=-108.5437&mi=10 - Aircraft: N299AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N299AV) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Raytheon B200 (registry code 7150006, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B200 - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 10,565 total, 204 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA109) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240312002749A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. CAUSAUL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PILOT ON BOARD WHO WAS A NEW HIRE TO THE ORGANIZATION, HOWEVER, THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS PERSON WAS NOT ACTING AS A PILOT DURING THIS TRIP AND WAS ONLY A PASSENGER. THE PILOT DID NOT RECALL IF HE EXECUTED THE DUAL GENERATOR FAILURE EMERGENCY BY COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND INSTEAD DECIDED TO TURN IMMEDIATELY BACK TO THE BILLINGS AIRPORT AND COMPLETE THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, WHICH HE STATED WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WTH THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST. AN NTSB INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THAT THE “GEN OUT” LIGHT BULBS FOR BOTH THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO GENERATORS WERE BURNED OUT, HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE OPERATING BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND THAT HE SPECIFICALLY RECALLED CHECKING THEM AS HE HAD TO ADJUST THE DIMMER TO FULL BRIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SUNRISE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST THAT WAS BEING USED WAS A COMPANY DEVELOPED CHECKLIST THAT HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE FAA AND WAS THE SAME CHECKLIST THAT WAS USED FOR BOTH PART 91 AND PART 135 OPERATIONS. THE PILOT WAS NOT OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHECKLIST BEING USED. THE PILOT STATED THAT PROP FEATHERING WAS CHECKED DURING TAXI AND THAT POWER WAS CHECKED AFTER TAKING THE ACTIVE AND JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE RUN-UP, THE PILOT DID NOT MENTION ANY OF THE BEFORE TAXI, TAXI, BEFORE TAKE-OFF (RUN-UP) OR BEFORE TAKE-OFF (FINAL) CHECKS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OPERATES THE AIRCRAFT THE SAME, USING THE SAME CHECKLIST WHETHER HE IS COMPLETING A PART 91 OR PART 135 FLIGHT LEG. NO ATC ACTIONS CONTRIBUTORY TO THE EVENT. NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION. ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURANCE: 44709 – REEXAMINATION SAS RECORD #: NM05202401280 ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR24LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA109), Mar 12, 2024: Raytheon B200 (N299AV), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper engine start, resulting in the engine starters remaining engaged and the generators not being activated, which led to the discharge of the airplane’s battery and subsequent total… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.