Israel 1124 N349MC

Summary

On 10 September 2005 at about 08:51 local time, a Israel 1124 registered N349MC was involved in an accident near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. 10 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

10 September 2005 at 08:51

Classification

Accident

Location

New Braunfels, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7044, -98.0422

Aircraft

Israel 1124

Registration

N349MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brownsville → New Braunfels

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DFW05CA233

Nobody was injured.

The airplane's collision with a coyote during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the prevailing night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 4,995-hour airline transport rated pilot reported that the nose wheel assembly of the 8-passenger turbo fan airplane collapsed following an on-ground collision with a coyote during the landing roll on Runway 17 (a 5,364-foot long by 100-foot wide asphalt runway) during a dark night visual approach. The public airport was not equipped with a perimeter fence to keep wild life away from the airport. The pilot was able to maintain the airplane on the runway until the airplane came to a complete stop in the upright position with the collapsed nose landing gear. The 2 crewmembers and the 8 passenger were able to egress from the airplane unassisted. There was no fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.