Rockwell 690C N840JC
23 March 2012 · Conrad, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2012 at about 14:10 local time, a Rockwell 690C registered N840JC, operated by Kalispell Regiional Medical Center, was involved in an accident near Conrad, Montana, United States. 5 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 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Conrad, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Conrad Airport (S01)
- Coordinates
- 48.1681, -111.9764
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 690C
- Registration
- N840JC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kalispell Regiional Medical Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kalispell → Conrad
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12CA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane due to ice and slushy snow on the runway during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot, who was executing a global positioning system approach to a non-controlled airport, saw a snowplow clearing snow from the runway as he broke out of the overcast in a light snow shower. Soon after the pilot spotted the snowplow, it exited the runway, and the pilot continued his approach/landing sequence. After touchdown, the airplane encountered an area of ice and slush on the runway and began to slide. The pilot stated that he should have initiated a go-around, but the airplane was never sufficiently realigned with the runway so he could safely apply go-around power. As the pilot continued his efforts to realign the airplane with the runway, the airplane departed the side of the runway and impacted a natural gas line warning sign. The impact with the sign resulted in a tear in the stressed skin of the fuselage that exceeded eight inches in length. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunction during the accident sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2012 | Rockwell 690A | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | Courtney Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Rockwell 690B | McClellanville, South Carolina, United States | Patrick L. Eudy | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 2013 | Rockwell 690B | East Haven, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Nov 2011 | Rockwell 690 | Apache Junction, Arizona, United States | Ponderosa Aviation | Fatal | 6 |
| 4 Oct 2014 | Rockwell 690B | Grass Valley, California, United States | United States Forest Service | No injuries | - |
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