- Date
- February 9, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, OH
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N823JSBritish Aerospace 3101
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880209002159A
- Case key
- 7820
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A company designated instr and two f/o trainees were conducting a FAR 135 trng flt. The third apch was terminated with ago-around initiated over the rwy threshold at about 50 ft. after climbing to about 150 ft, the acft was observed to oscillate in yaw, followed by pitch, and then roll to the right. The acft impacted in a near-vertical descent attitude. The investigation revealed that the right engine was operating, but at reduced power. The left engine was at full power. There was no indication of acft system malfunction or failure. Company pilots indicated that the capt had a history of demeaning cockpit behavior and roughness with students. The f/o, was small in stature and had 100 hrs of multi-eng time and no turboprop time. Company pilots reported the f/o trainee was consistently behind the acft in prior flights. Exam of the acft revealed the flaps in the retracted position contrary to acft handbook. Company pilots further indicated the capt had history of requiring low altitude 1-ENG go-arounds and delaying offers of assistance to students.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N823JS
- Reported as
- British Aerospace 3101
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 623
- Airframe hours
- 8,219
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-10UF, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jestream Int'L Airlines, doing business as Piedmont Commuter
- Registered owner
- E. F. Hutton Capital Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 27, 1988 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- DAY · Dayton, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SGH · Beckley Muni, runway 24, 8,999 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,670 total · 1,030 in this make and model · 84 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N823JS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.