- Date
- September 14, 2005, 21:00 local (Sep 15, 2005, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rockland, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N701DFRaytheon BE-390
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20050914021009A
- Case key
- 62460
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, as the airplane touched down, the left main landing gear tire "blew." The airplane veered left, and the pilot lifted it back off the ground. The airplane then banked to the right, experienced an "ugly flare," and lost airspeed before impacting the ground "hard" on the right main landing gear, causing substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, nor did a postaccident examination of the airframe, to include the left tire, reveal any.
Factual narrative
On September 14, 2005, at 2100 eastern daylight time, a Raytheon BE-390 Premier I, N701DF, was substantially damaged while landing at the Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), Rockland, Maine. The certificated airline transport pilot and commercial pilot were uninjured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), Atlantic City, New Jersey. The business flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, as the airplane touched down on runway 13, the left main landing gear tire "blew," and the airplane began to veer left. The pilot then lifted the airplane off the ground, it banked to the right, and experienced an "ugly flare." The airplane lost airspeed and impacted the ground "hard" on the right landing gear.
The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. He additionally reported 7,100 total hours of flight experience, 400 hours of which were in make and model.
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector identified a set of tire marks on the runway that were consistent with the dimensions of the accident airplane's landing gear. The first mark, which was the farthest to the right in the set, started approximately 1,000 feet from the runway threshold and 17 feet left of the runway centerline. The next mark, which was the farthest left in the set, started approximately 23 feet further. The third mark, which was evenly spaced between the right and left marks, started 48 feet down the runway from the start of the first mark.
Examination of the airplane revealed that during the landing, the right main landing gear punctured the wing, resulting in substantial damage. The left landing gear tire was "shredded," but portions of the tire remained attached to the rim. No preimpact mechanical deficiencies were noted with the airplane or tire.
The weather reported at RKD, at 2100, included winds from 080 degrees at 3 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast clouds at 100 feet, temperature 57 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 57 degrees Fahrenheit, and altimeter setting 30.02 inches of mercury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N701DF
- Reported as
- Raytheon BE-390
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- RB-59
- Airframe hours
- 375
- Engines
- Williams International FJ 44-2, 2,300 lbs thrust, turbo fanWilliams International FJ 44-2, 2,300 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- J.I. Kislak Inc.
- Registered owner
- JIK Mission Lakes LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 1, 2004 · 190 hours before
- Departed
- ACY · Atlantic City, NJ
- Destination
- RKD · Rockland, ME
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RKD · Knox County Regional Airport, runway 13, 5,007 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 1, 2004
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,100 total · 400 in this make and model · 6,800 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 83
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Last flight review
- January 1, 1900
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night
- Wind
- 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 0.25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- RKD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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