Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Birmingham Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Birmingham, Alabama 35212
Thursday, March 3, 1988 7:15 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE TWIN ENG TURBOPROP COMMUTER HAD JUST LEVELED OUT AT 10,000 FT IN IMC, WITH LIGHT RAIN AND TEMP 6 DEGREES C OAT, WHEN THE CREW NOTICED A POWER LOSS INVOLVING THE RIGHT ENG. IT QUIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WHILE THEY WERE CALLING CENTER FOR LOWER ALT THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE CREW LATER REPORTED THAT BOTH ENGS HAD SEIZED AND WOULD NOT TURN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE CREW CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT RESTARTS UNTIL THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL. THE DESCENT WAS STOPPED AT 4000 FT AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT. THEN ENIGNES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO RELIGHT KIT, OR CONTINUOUS IGNITION. FLT MANUAL AND COMPANY PROCEDURES DID NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF ENG ANTI-ICE IN VISIBLE MOISTURE AT TEMPS ABOVE 6 DEG C. OAT GAGE IS LOCATED NR CAPT'S LT KNEE AND DIFFICULT TO READ. ENGS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ICING DETECTION SYSTEM. ACFT IS CERTIFIED FOR FLT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDS.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 3/3/1988 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 715 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | BIRMINGHAM |
| Event State | ALABAMA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 35212 |
| Event Date Year | 1988 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | BIRMINGHAM MUNICIPAL |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BHM |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 40 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 210 |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 750 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 30 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BHM |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 644 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 40 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2300 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 900 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 4 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 15 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 210 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 6 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 5023 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 3 1988 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 930 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 36764 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 11:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N422NE |
| NTSB Number | ATL88IA102 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Government Aircraft Fact (GAF) |
| Aircraft Model | NOMAD N22B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | NOMAD N22B |
| Aircraft Serial Number | N22B105 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 8500 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 13 |
| Airframe Hours | 796 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | DOLPHIN AVIATION, INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. BOX 13005 |
| Aircraft Owner City | SARASOTA |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33578 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | AIR NEW ORLEANS |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 5900 AIRPORT HIGHWAY |
| Operator City | BIRMINGHAM |
| Operator State | AL |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 35212 |
| Operator Code | LIFA |
| 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 | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | BHM |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 640 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MSY |
| Destination City | NEW ORLEANS |
| Destination State | LA |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| 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 | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |