Beechcraft 1900D N81SK

Summary

On 15 February 2000 at about 23:25 local time, a Beechcraft 1900D registered N81SK was involved in an accident near Escanaba, Michigan, United States. 9 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

15 February 2000 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Escanaba, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Delta County (ESC)

Coordinates

45.7404, -87.0799

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900D

Registration

N81SK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Traverse City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI00FA071

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control due to unsafe/hazardous conditions on the runway that was not relayed to them. Factors were the uneven snow covered runway and the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain reported that upon landing, '... the aircraft pulled to the right due to unknown reasons.' He also stated that, 'The aircraft departed the runway surface at which point a propeller blade impacted an unknown object that severed the blade from the hub and causing it to impact the fuselage.' A representative at the airport reported that snow plowing operations were being conducted at the time of the accident, when the driver of the snow plow heard the aircraft report on the Unicom frequency. At this time, the snow plowing operations were suspended. About 45 minutes elapsed before the aircraft touched down. The report also indicates that the runway had not been plowed to its full width and that the south side of the runway had not been plowed. The report also indicates that no radio communications were made with the flight crew regarding updated runway conditions. Airport condition reports from the day of the accident indicate that there was a snowbank approximately 24 inches high on the south side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.