Beckley Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Springfield, Ohio 45501
Tuesady, February 9, 1988 15:00 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

A COMPANY DESIGNATED INSTR AND TWO F/O TRAINEES WERE CONDUCTING A FAR 135 TRNG FLT. THE THIRD APCH WAS TERMINATED WITH AGO-AROUND INITIATED OVER THE RWY THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 50 FT. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 150 FT, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO OSCILLATE IN YAW, FOLLOWED BY PITCH, AND THEN ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A NEAR-VERTICAL DESCENT ATTITUDE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS OPERATING, BUT AT REDUCED POWER. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER.THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ACFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. COMPANY PILOTS INDICATED THAT THE CAPT HAD A HISTORY OF DEMEANING COCKPIT BEHAVIOR AND ROUGHNESS WITH STUDENTS. THE F/O, WAS SMALL IN STATURE AND HAD 100 HRS OF MULTI-ENG TIME AND NO TURBOPROP TIME. COMPANY PILOTS REPORTED THE F/O TRAINEE WAS CONSISTENTLY BEHIND THE ACFT IN PRIOR FLIGHTS. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE FLAPS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION CONTRARY TO ACFT HANDBOOK. COMPANY PILOTS FURTHER INDICATED THE CAPT HAD HISTORY OF REQUIRING LOW ALTITUDE 1-ENG GO-AROUNDS AND DELAYING OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/9/1988
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City SPRINGFIELD
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45501
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport BECKLEY MUNI
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SGH
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1052
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1455 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID SGH
Elevation of weather observation facility 1052
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1700
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 200
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1237
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 9 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37056
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:32AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N823JS
NTSB Number ATL88MA089
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BRITISH AEROSPACE
Aircraft Model 3101
Aircraft Series Identifier 3101
Aircraft Serial Number 623
Certified Max Gross Weight 14550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 21
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jan 27 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 69
Airframe Hours 8219
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name E. F. HUTTON CAPITAL CORP.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 51 WEAVER ST.
Aircraft Owner City GREENWICH
Aircraft Owner State CT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 06830
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JESTREAM INT'L AIRLINES
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 6520 POE AVENUE, SUITE 400
Operator City DAYTON
Operator State OH
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 45414
Operator Code JIAA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code DAY
Departure City DAYTON
Departure State OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1200
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 24
Runway Length 8999
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --