Incident Overview
Description
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, N74EJ, registered to Colvin Air Charter, Inc., operating as flight GHP740, collided with terrain while making a localizer approach to runway 14 at Dalton Municipal Airport, GA (DNN), while on a positioning flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the airline transport-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Athens Airport, GA (AHN), the same day about 05:17. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s improper IFR procedure, by failing to maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during the ILS localizer approach, until the runway environment was in sight, which resulted in a collision with terrain short of the runway. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, pilot fatigue, and improper scheduling by the aircraft operator.”
Primary Cause
Improper IFR procedure ? failing to maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during the ILS localizer approach until the runway environment was visible, resulting in a collision with terrain short of the runway.Improper IFR procedure ? failing to maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during the ILS localizer approach until the runway environment was visible, resulting in a collision with terrain short of the runway.Share on:
