Beechcraft BE-390 N701DF
15 September 2005 · Rockland, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 2005 at about 01:00 local time, a Beechcraft BE-390 registered N701DF, operated by J.I. Kislak Inc., was involved in an accident near Rockland, Maine, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockland, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Knox County Regional Airport (RKD)
- Coordinates
- 44.0600, -69.0992
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-390
- Registration
- N701DF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- J.I. Kislak Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlantic City → Rockland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- NYC05LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, as the airplane touched down, the left main landing gear tire "blew." The airplane veered left, and the pilot lifted it back off the ground. The airplane then banked to the right, experienced an "ugly flare," and lost airspeed before impacting the ground "hard" on the right main landing gear, causing substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, nor did a postaccident examination of the airframe, to include the left tire, reveal any.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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