Incident Overview

Date: Monday 25 October 2010
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 100 King Air
Owner/operator: Kenn Borek Air
Registration Number: C-FAFD
Location: Kirby Lake Airport, AB – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft cockpit, control systems, and electrical systems.Aircraft cockpit, control systems, and electrical systems.
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft 100 aircraft, operating as flight KBA103, crashed on runway 08 at Kirby Lake Airport, Alberta, after an instrument approach. The aircraft struck the ground 174 feet short of the threshold, resulting in significant damage and injuries. The captain sustained fatal injuries, while four passengers and five crew members sustained serious injuries. The incident involved a small electrical fire in the cockpit, which was extinguished by survivors and first responders. The emergency locator transmitter was activated.A Beechcraft 100 aircraft, operating as flight KBA103, crashed on runway 08 at Kirby Lake Airport, Alberta, after an instrument approach. The aircraft struck the ground 174 feet short of the threshold, resulting in significant damage and injuries. The captain sustained fatal injuries, while four passengers and five crew members sustained serious injuries. The incident involved a small electrical fire in the cockpit, which was extinguished by survivors and first responders. The emergency locator transmitter was activated.

Description

The Kenn Borek Air Beechcraft 100, operating as flight KBA103, was on an instrument flight rules flight from the Edmonton City Centre Airport to Kirby Lake, Alberta. At approximately 11:14, during the approach to runway 08 at the Kirby Lake Airport, the aircraft struck the ground, 174 feet short of the threshold. The aircraft bounced and came to rest off the edge of the runway. There were 2 flight crew members and 8 passengers on board. The captain sustained fatal injuries. Four occupants, including the co-pilot, sustained serious injuries. The 5 remaining passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. A small, post impact, electrical fire in the cockpit was extinguished by survivors and first responders. The emergency locator transmitter was activated on impact. FINDINGS AS TO CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1. The conduct of the flight crew members during the instrument approach prevented them from effectively monitoring the performance of the aircraft. 2. During the descent below the minimum descent altitude, the airspeed reduced to a point where the aircraft experienced an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. There was insufficient altitude to effect recovery prior to ground impact. 3. For unknown reasons, the stall warning horn did not activate; this may have provided the crew with an opportunity to avoid the impending stall.

Primary Cause

Inadequate monitoring of aircraft performance during the approach, leading to a loss of altitude and a stall, resulting in a loss of control and a ground impact.Inadequate monitoring of aircraft performance during the approach, leading to a loss of altitude and a stall, resulting in a loss of control and a ground impact.

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