Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 September 2001
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900C
Owner/operator: Skylink Express
Registration Number: C-GSKC
Location: St. John’s Airport, NL (YYT) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Main Gear, Wings, Engines, and FuselageAircraft Main Gear, Wings, Engines, and Fuselage
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft on takeoff from runway 11 at St. John’s experienced a sudden and severe loss of control, resulting in a forced landing. The aircraft rapidly ascended to a high-pitch attitude and subsequently descended, ultimately impacting the runway.A twin-engine aircraft on takeoff from runway 11 at St. John’s experienced a sudden and severe loss of control, resulting in a forced landing. The aircraft rapidly ascended to a high-pitch attitude and subsequently descended, ultimately impacting the runway.
Description
On take off from runway 11 at St. John’s, the crew felt the nose of the aircraft rise to a high-pitch attitude. The aircraft climbed to about 150 to 200 feet, and was about to enter cloud when the crew reduced power. The crew lowered the nose, and force-landed the aircraft on the runway. The main gear, wings, engines and fuselage sustained substantial structural damage. Weather conditions at the time of the crash were reported as: winds 090ø at 25 knots gusting to 35 knots, horizontal visibility 1/2 statute mile in light rain and fog, vertical visibility 100 feet, temperature 15ø Celsius, dew point 15ø Celsius, altimeter 29.31 Hg., pressure dropping.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff and landing due to a combination of aerodynamic instability and pilot response.Loss of control during takeoff and landing due to a combination of aerodynamic instability and pilot response.Share on:
