- Date
- October 3, 1990, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Willow Springs, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N691WMGulfstream American 690B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901003043989A
- Case key
- 14934
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Probable cause
The airplanes encounter with a static discharge, turbulence and a downdraft in the clouds which were associated with severe meteorological conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flight, in instrument meteorological conditions, the twin-engined turbo-prop airplane experienced a large static discharge and severe turbulence simultaneously. The combined event caused the airplane to enter a rapid, uncontrolled, descent during which structural overload damage occurred. The airplane was recovered from the descent in visual meteorological conditions and landed at a nearby airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N691WM
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American 690B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11399
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-5-251K, 720 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Wallmart Stores, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wal Mart Stores, Inc
- Departed
- CPS · Cahokia, IL
- Destination
- ROG · Rogers, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- VIH, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.