Incident Overview
Description
The Beech 99 was on short finals when it suddenly pitched up. It entered a steep dive to the left and crashed 150 m short of the runway 19 threshold and left of the extended centreline. The centre of gravity was too far aft (45,0 % MAC whereas the aft limit was 38.4%) due to weight disparity between passengers. The first officer, who was Pilot Flying on the accident flight, had limited experience on the Beech 99 (28 hours). Probable cause: The accident was probably caused by the fact that the pilot could not compensate for the rapid pitch-up that occurred when the wing flaps were selected out while the engines were running at high power. Contributing factors have been: * The aircraft was extremely tail-heavy. * The crew’s training and overall experience on the aircraft type was limited.
Primary Cause
Excessive tail weight and limited pilot experience on the Beech 99.Excessive tail weight and limited pilot experience on the Beech 99.Share on:
