Beechcraft 99 N313BA

Summary

On 22 February 1984 at about 16:08 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N313BA, operated by Britt Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident near Champaign, Illinois, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 February 1984 at 16:08

Classification

Incident

Location

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Univ. of Il-Willard (CMI)

Coordinates

40.1090, -88.2402

Aircraft

Beechcraft 99

Registration

N313BA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Britt Airways, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Louis → Champaign

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84IA114

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL TO THE DESTINATION ARPT, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG & THE ACFT BEGAN ROLLING TO THE RIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ROLL WITH THE AILERONS, SO HE REDUCED POWER ON THE LEFT ENG & APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. THE CREW WAS THEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT & MADE A SAFE LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT AILERON WAS FOUND TO BE BENT AT THE 2ND HINGE POINT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ON 2/20/84, THE SCREWS ON THE OUTBOARD HINGE OF THE LEFT AILERON WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS ALLOWED THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE AILERON TO COME LOOSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.