Beechcraft BE-C-45H N165ZA

Summary

On 11 January 1999 at about 00:05 local time, a Beechcraft BE-C-45H registered N165ZA was involved in an accident near St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 January 1999 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Joseph, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Rosecrans Memorial (STJ)

Coordinates

39.7492, -94.8391

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-C-45H

Registration

N165ZA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI99LA063

Nobody was injured.

the pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing rollout. A factor in this accident was the patchy snow on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The twin-engine airplane began to drift to the right during its landing roll on a 150 foot wide runway that was covered with patchy snow. The pilot said when he applied power to the right engine it did not respond as he had anticipated. He said he lifted the tail wheel off the runway with the intent of executing a go around. The pilot said that by the time the tail was in the air the airplane had exited the right edge of the runway. He said that snow was coming over the airplane's nose. The pilot said that while the snow was coming over the airplane's nose its engines were hesitating. The airplane's drift angle exited the runway edge at an approximate 45 degree angle into snow that was between 8 and 12 inches deep. The airplane's tire tracks paralleled the runway edge for about 400 feet. At that point the airplane nosed down and skidded about 25 feet more. Packed snow was observed in both engines' air intakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.