# NTSB CHI82DA027: Beech C-45H, N300JR, Anoka, MN, January 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 15, 1982, 18:00 local (Jan 16, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Coordinates: 45.080303, -93.189796 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0803&lon=-93.1898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69788/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA027

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 WITH A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND AT 20 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING SEEMED NORMAL WITH NO UNDUE CRAB OR CROSSWIND CORRECTION. AFTER LANDING, THE PLANE MADE A QUICK TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TURN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. THE NOSE GEAR HIT A HARD PACKED DRIFT AND FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N300JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-45H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51 11600
- Airframe hours: 4394
- Engines: P & W R-985-14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Midcontinant Airlines
- Registered owner: Midcontinant Airlines
- Departed: DETROIT, MN
- Destination: ANOKA, MN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ANE, Anoka County, runway 35, 4,895 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 23,975 total, 250 in this make and model, 9,999 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 300° at 20 knots
- Temperature: 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820115001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820115001109A), Jan 15, 1982: Beech 18*, Anoka, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll and aircraft hit snow bank.

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.

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