ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293480
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 2004 |
| Time: | 09:43 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Twin County Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N888TR |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dulles, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC (GSO/KGSO) |
| Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field, WV (MRB/KM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot approached the destination airport and entered a holding pattern to wait for the weather to improve. After about 20 minutes, the weather seemed to improve, and because the pilot could occasionally see the ground, he decided to conduct an instrument approach. About 50 feet above decision height, the pilot had the runway environment in sight, and estimated the in-flight visibility was about 1/2 mile. During the landing, the pilot lost all forward visibility and executed a missed approach, but before a positive rate of climb could be established, the airplane touched down left of the runway on grass, and the left main landing gear struck a taxiway sign. About 10 feet past the sign, the airplane became airborne, and the pilot continued the missed approach. The pilot then diverted to an alternate airport, and during the landing the left main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage. The automated surface observation system and a witness both reported that the weather at the time of the accident was below the minimums prescribed in the instrument approach procedure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the instrument approach and landing, which resulted in a collision with a sign. A factor was the below instrument approach landing minimum weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC05LA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 06:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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