Beechcraft 58 N222BD

Summary

On 5 May 2018 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N222BD, operated by B2 Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Sisters, Oregon, United States. 3 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

5 May 2018 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sisters, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Sisters Eagle Air (6K5)

Coordinates

44.3044, -121.5392

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N222BD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

2

Operator

B2 Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Napa → Sisters

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA254

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude during approach in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an attempted rejected landing and a runway undershoot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a steep approach over tree-covered descending terrain to the tree-lined runway. He reported that, on the approach, the airplane "encountered significant low-level wind shear and sink" about 800 ft before the runway. He aborted the landing, but the airplane impacted the ground 150 ft short of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both engine mounts and the right-wing spar. The AWOS located on the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 250° at 13 knots, gusting to 22 knots. The density altitude was reported as 4,000 ft, and the pilot landed on runway 20, which was 3,560 ft long. The airport facility directory stated that runway 20 has a nonstandard entry due to rising terrain at the approach end, along with 81-ft-tall trees that were 560 ft from the approach end of the runway. In the recommendation section of the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by avoiding nonstandard or steep approaches to runway 20 in gusting wind conditions. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.