Fairchild SA227BC N779BC

Summary

On 8 December 2006 at about 15:00 local time, a Fairchild SA227BC registered N779BC, operated by Key Lime Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 December 2006 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gillette, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Gillette Campbell County (GCC)

Coordinates

44.3489, -105.5394

Aircraft

Fairchild SA227BC

Registration

N779BC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Key Lime Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Gillette

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN07LA036

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 co-pilot was flying the airplane from the right seat and was landing. He reduced power and the airplane lost airspeed and lift. The captain called for more power and the co-pilot complied. The captain called for a go-around, then took control and applied full power but not before the airplane made a hard touch down. The captain brought the airplane around and made a full stop landing. Examination of the airplane revealed the right main landing gear strut assembly had collapsed, and fuel was leaking from the left engine wheel well. At the time of the accident, the wind was 230 degrees at 17 knots. In his written statement, the captain said he believed the hard touch down was due to wind shear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.