ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367926
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1989 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: | Fokker F27 |
| Owner/operator: | Mesaba Aviation |
| Registration: | N280MA |
| MSN: | 10522 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37058 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce S32-7R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bemidji, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brainerd, MN (KBRD) |
| Bemidji, MN (KBJI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SKED FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED BRAINERD, MN ON TIME AND WITH NO DESCREPANCY NOTED BY THE CREW. THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED NORMALLY UNTIL ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RWY 31 AT BEMIDJI. THE LCL WX OBS RPTD WIND FROM 200 DEGREES MAG AT ONLY 5 KNOTS, RECORDED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT INITIATING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. (CVR) TRANSCRIPT INDICATED THE CREW EXPERIENCED STRONGER WINDS THAN FCSTD AND RPTD, BUT NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE CREW TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE CREW RPTD A LOSS OF LIFT OVER THE THRESHOLD JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, WITH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING HARD ON THE RWY. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE ACFT AFTER PAX'S HAD BEEN DEPLANED AT THE TERMINAL. TREES BORDER THE AIRPORT PERIMETER, WHICH THE CREW FELT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WIND INSTABILITY AND POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO RECORDING DEVICE WAS INSTALLED AT THE AIRPORT TO INDICATE WIND SHEAR OR INSTABILITY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89FA202
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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