Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Beech A36 Bonanza, N9093Q: Incident occurred November 02, 2016 at Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT), Texas

http://registry.faa.gov/N9093Q 

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA San Antonio FSDO-17

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, VICTORIA, TEXAS 

Date: 02-NOV-16
Time: 22:35:00Z
Regis#: N9093Q
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 36
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: VICTORIA
State: Texas

Victoria County officials responded to an airplane distress call about 5:30 p.m.

The aircraft has landed, and there are no immediate reports of injuries, said Fred Watts, Victoria Regional Airport manager.

He said the pilot reported an issue with the plane's landing gear. He said the plane was not part of the Texas Sky operation.

Watts said he didn't know who owned the plane or how much damage it sustained when it landed on the runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified about the troubled landing, a standard procedure, he said. It's not clear when or if the Federal Aviation Administration will send any officials to investigate.

Source:   https://www.victoriaadvocate.com

Cessna 550 Citation: Incident occurred November 02, 2016 at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (KROA) Roanoke, Virginia



ROANOKE (WSLS 10) – An eight-passenger plane traveling to Meridian, Miss. made an emergency landing at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

The Cessna 550 left Teterboro, N.J., but the airport says low oil pressure caused one of the two engines to shut down and which caused the cabin to lose pressurization, according to Bradley Boettcher, with the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport.

When this happened, Boettcher said the plane was about five minutes away from ROA when it called the FAA Tower to declare an emergency. The plane landed safely, the airport’s fire department followed the plane down the runway and escorted it to a parking area where it was examined and the passengers deplaned.

No injuries were reported.

Boettcher said he did not know the number of people on board the plane.

Story and video:   http://wsls.com

Clovis Municipal Airport (KCVN), Curry County, New Mexico: Civil Aviation Board votes to ban alcohol at airport

The city of Clovis doesn’t want alcohol at its airport. But people who fly and rent hangars there think the city’s going too far in changing policy to address the issue.

The city’s civil aviation board sided with city officials.

The board voted Tuesday night to recommend changing policy to ban consumption of alcohol throughout the airport, including privately rented hangars on the airport grounds.

Current policy bans drinking alcoholic beverage at the city-owned airport, but only in public areas.

Clovis City Code 16.04.170 states, “No person shall drink any alcoholic beverages upon any portion of the airport open to the public, except in such restaurant or other place as shall be properly designated and licensed for dispensing alcoholic beverages.”

City Attorney David Richards said the code is at least 40 years old, and needed an update.

“It’s hard to say what the intent was because it’s so poorly written,” Richards said. “It infers there are some places alcohol shouldn’t be. It infers if the airport were big enough, a lounge would be possible. I’m not sure we are a lot closer than we were in 1984 to having a lounge at the airport.”

Richards noted trash receptacles at the airport are often full of empty containers, and said there are concerns about drinking on the city-owned airport with narrow and poorly lit exit roads.

Alcohol is allowed at two other city-owned properties, the golf course and the Clovis Civic Center. In each case, Richards said, the city owns a governmental liquor license and monitors its use, though both facilities are managed by contracted companies.

He offered an amended version of 16.04.170, which stated, “It is unlawful for any person to possess or consume alcoholic beverage at Clovis Municipal Airport.”

Board member Jim Jennings called the policy overreach, and noted a person should be able to enjoy a cold beer while working on their own plane in the privacy of their hangar.

Mark Myers said the new policy would expand the enforcement area to include rented hangars that aren’t open to the public, and didn’t like the idea of “changing things midstream” on people locked into rental agreements. Richards said rental contracts require renters abide by all city airport policies, and do not bar the city from changing policies.

Myers still saw no point in changing policy, and asked how it served the people who used the airport.

“Does the board represent civil aviation,” Myers said, “or is it another arm of the city? It doesn’t say Clovis airport board. It says civil aviation board.”

Chairman Tom Phelps said the board handled concerns for both the airport and civil aviation in general.

Pilot Robert Thorn noted he’s been on flights with Boutique Air where alcohol was served. Though Boutique no longer offers alcohol on its flights, Thorn and others had concerns the policy would dissuade commercial and private jets from using the airport.

Airport Director Kyle Berkshire said he had no plans to search planes.

“What someone does on their own plane is their own business,” Berkshire said. “When it spills out (beyond the runways), that’s the concern.”

Amanda Arias of Blue Sky Aviation told Richards a photo of empty alcohol containers in the trash doesn’t prove alcohol was consumed at the airport, and noted people frequently throw trash from their planes into those containers.

Board members had an issue with criminalizing possession. Board member Donald Sharer said a person could buy a bottle of wine on a trip, fly home to Clovis and violate city rules while walking to their car. Phelps agreed, and said he’s done that before.

Richards likened the scenario to a police officer writing a ticket for 31 mph in a 30 mph zone — illegal, but unlikely to be pursued.

A motion was made to amend the policy to only address consumption, and recommend it to the Clovis City Commission. Jennings cast the lone dissenting vote.

The earliest the item could come forward is as an ordinance introduction in the Nov. 17 meeting. If introduced, it could be approved as early as the Dec. 1 meeting.

In other business at the meeting:

• Richards said the city commission will consider final approval of the purchase of the fueling hangar for Blue Sky Aviation. If passed, the deal could be closed as soon as Friday.

The agreement, signed by Moby, LLC, which owns the hangar, provides a purchase price of $450,000 for the hangar, its associated structures, equipment, furniture and concessions. Moby would have a separate agreement for the Hoffman Hangar it leases from the city, and pay a prorated share of assessed property taxes.

• Thorn, a Clovis resident who rents a hangar at the airport, said he was troubled Blue Sky Manager Carlos Arias was effectively banned from a public meeting.

Arias was notified Oct. 4 that he was banned from the airport and would be arrested if he entered airport property — including the terminal, where the meeting was held.

Though he is complying with the ban, Arias said he is fighting it. He cites Cyr v. Addison Rutland Supervisory Union, a 2014 ruling that a Vermont school violated a man’s First Amendment rights by banning him from its board meetings.

His spouse, Amanda Arias, attended the meeting and asked if and when the ban would be lifted. Phelps said it was not a board matter.

Jennings said banning Arias was a bad decision, noting, “Carlos has been out here 13 years, and he’s done more for the airport than anybody else put together.”

Story and comments:   http://cnjonline.com

Cirrus SR22 GTS, Johnnie Burrows LLC, N454RK: Accident occurred October 31, 2016 at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport / Ryan Field, (KBTR), Louisiana

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entities: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
Continental Motors; Mobile, Alabama
Cirrus Aircraft; Duluth, Minnesota 

Aviation Accident Preliminary Report  - National Transportation Safety Board:  https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

Johnnie Burrows LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N454RK

NTSB Identification: CEN17LA034

14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, October 31, 2016 in Baton Rouge, LA
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N454RK
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On October 31, 2016, about 1530 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N454RK, experienced an engine fire while at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Ryan Field, (KBTR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The airline transport rated pilot was not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged during the accident. The airplane was registered to and operated by Johnnie Burrow, LLC, Longview, Texas, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 cross country flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

The pilot reported that she had flown into the airport about 2.5 hours earlier, and then parked at the airport. Before departing for a return cross-country flight, the pilot conducted a normal preflight and engine start. About a minute after engine start, she heard a loud "pop", followed by the smell of smoke, an erratic engine sound, and the oil light illuminating. She shut down the engine and evacuated the airplane. Ground and fire department personnel responded and extinguished the engine fire.

Examination of the engine compartment was conducted by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a technical representative from Continental Motors, Inc.

The examination revealed small hole in the fuel drain line near an adel clamp. The fuel drain line assembly appeared consistent with the airframe manufacturer's assembly instructions.

Mustang II, N78RT: Incident occurred November 01, 2016 in Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma

http://registry.faa.gov/N78RT

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Oklahoma City FSDO-15

AIRCRAFT ON LANDING TAILWHEEL COLLAPSED, AND STRUCK A POLE AND RUNWAY LIGHT, POTEAU, OKLAHOMA.  

Date: 03-NOV-16
Time: 09:03:00Z
Regis#: N78RT
Aircraft Model: MUSTANG II
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: POTEAU
State: Oklahoma

Long-EZ, Dock Engineering Inc., N3745A: Incident occurred November 01, 2016 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas

DOCK ENGINEERING INC:   http://registry.faa.gov/N3745A

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Wichita FSDO-64

AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED, OLATHE, KANSAS. 

Date: 01-NOV-16
Time: 17:49:00Z
Regis#: N3745A
Aircraft Model: LONGEZ
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: OLATHE
State: Kansas

Beech 95, TD-67 LLC, N1876: Incident occurred November 01, 2016 in White Plains, Westchester County, New York

TD-67 LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N1876

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA New York FSDO-15

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK. 

Date: 01-NOV-16
Time: 23:30:00Z
Regis#: N1876
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 95
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: WHITE PLAINS
State: New York

Beech G58 Baron, N525, Baron 58 LLC: Accident occurred November 01, 2016 at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK), Atlanta, Georgia

Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

NTSB Identification: ERA17CA047
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, November 01, 2016 in Atlanta, GA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/22/2017
Aircraft: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58, registration: N525
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

According to the commercial pilot, the multiengine airplane was about 5 miles from the airport when it was cleared to land on runway 3R. Then, about 1.5 miles from the airport, he accepted a landing clearance change from the air traffic controller to land on runway 3L instead of 3R. The pilot increased engine power and set up to land on runway 3L; however, the airplane was "fast" on final approach and landed "long." The pilot "stood" on the brakes, the left tire "blew out," and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. After departing runway 3L, the airplane traveled through the grass and impacted asphalt of another runway, which was raised about 7 inches above the ground. When the nose landing gear struck the asphalt, it collapsed, and the airplane then came to rest. During the accident sequence, the fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind at the airport around the time of the accident was from 140°at 7 knots.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed during final approach and his subsequent loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.



Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia

Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

Baron 58 LLC:   http://registry.faa.gov/N525

NTSB Identification: ERA17CA047
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, November 01, 2016 in Atlanta, GA
Aircraft: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58, registration: N525
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

According to the commercial pilot, the multiengine airplane was approximately 5 miles from the airport when it was cleared to land on runway 3R. Then, about 1.5 mile from the airport, he accepted a landing clearance change from the air traffic controller to land on runway 3L instead of 3R. The pilot increased engine power and set up to land on runway 3L; however, the airplane was "fast" on final approach and landed "long." The pilot "stood" on the brakes, the left tire "blew out," and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. After departing runway 3L, the airplane traveled through the grass, and impacted the asphalt of runway 16, which was raised approximately 7 inches above the ground. When the nose landing gear struck the asphalt, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on runway 16. During the accident sequence, the fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind at the airport around the time of the accident was from 140° true at 7 knots. Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia 

Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board:  https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

Baron 58 LLC:   http://registry.faa.gov/N525

NTSB Identification: ERA17CA047
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, November 01, 2016 in Atlanta, GA
Aircraft: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58, registration: N525
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.


According to the commercial pilot, the multiengine airplane was approximately 5 miles from the airport when it was cleared to land on runway 3R. Then, about 1.5 mile from the airport, he accepted a landing clearance change from the air traffic controller to land on runway 3L instead of 3R. The pilot increased engine power and set up to land on runway 3L; however, the airplane was "fast" on final approach and landed "long." The pilot "stood" on the brakes, the left tire "blew out," and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. After departing runway 3L, the airplane traveled through the grass, and impacted the asphalt of runway 16, which was raised approximately 7 inches above the ground. When the nose landing gear struck the asphalt, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on runway 16. During the accident sequence, the fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind at the airport around the time of the accident was from 140° true at 7 knots.




DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Channel 2 Action News has learned that a small plane has landed at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport without its landing gear.


WSB's Doug Turnbull tweeted an image of the Beech G58 Baron plane on the 3 Left runway at the airport. 

It appears the front landing gear did not drop from the plane upon landing. 

Source:   http://www.wsbtv.com