Beechcraft A100 N129D

Summary

On 17 August 1983 at about 20:40 local time, a Beechcraft A100 registered N129D was involved in an accident near Vieques. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 August 1983 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Vieques

Nearest airport

Vieques (VQS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A100

Registration

N129D

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Croix → San Juan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83FA207

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASH LANDED DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PLT SAID THAT THE ACFT WAS CAUGHT IN A WINDSHEAR OR VIOLENT DOWNDRAFT AND WOULD NOT CLIMB. HE DID NOT SAY WHY HE WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING WITH 9 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PLTS ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS: AFTER TOUCHDOWN I RAISED THE FLAPS AND SET TAKEOFF POWER. AT 103 KTS AND WITH 500 FT OF RWY REMAINING THE ACFT WAS LIFTED OFF. AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL AND CLIMBING I STARTED TO RAISE LANDING GEAR BUT THE ACFT STARTED TO SINK SO I LEFT GEAR DOWN. THE TREES WERE MOVING VIOLENTLY. I FELT I WAS CAUGHT IN A WINDSHEAR BECAUSE OF A SHARP DROP IN AIRSPEED AND THE ACFT QUIT PERFORMING. THE ACFT CONTINUED SINKING AND I DECIDED ON A CONTROLLED CRASH TO SAVE THE PASSENGERS. A WITNESS STATED HE (THE PLT) TOOK OFF WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER. I SAW THE PLANE WITH ITS NOSE HIGH ANDTAIL LOW AND I LOST THE PLANE WHEN IT WENT INTO THE TREES. THE ACFT HIT SEVERAL CITRUS TREES AT A SHALLOW ANGLE OF DESCENT 1200 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WENT 150 FT THROUGH THE TREES AND 350 FT ON THE GROUND BEFORE STOPPING

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.