Bent King-Air

[twott driver]

Only the laundry will know how big a fright these guys got!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWuPmGPBW8o

 

[sperfly]

One hell of an Airplane.

 

[fly4surf]

I was told getting checked out in a B-90 it was 'built like a tank', but holy crap! These guys put that to the test.
2 lucky guys!

 

[Captain Morgan]

Yes it is. I was in Cape Girardeau and saw the plane on the ramp in person. It's messed up. The rampers were handing out cd's with photos and video of the plane coming in to land. It's everything short of a roped off museum piece. Something tells me there isn't a whole lot that happens around that place.

CM

 

[T-prop]

They dumped the cabin to 0 psi. Checklist says to reduce it to 4.0 psi, I believe. Apparently, they had not armed the 02 prior to T.O.

Naturally, they passed out, woke up and the rest is history.

Oops.

 

[landlover]

i think the pilots caused the problem from what i remember.

 

[lazyace75]

i think the pilots caused the problem from what i remember.

Yes, and of course, they're regarded as heros for landing "safely".

Stupid media.....

 

[SEVEN]

NTSB Identification: CHI07LA063
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, February 02, 2007 in Cape Girardeau, MO
Aircraft: Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, registration: N777AJ
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.
On February 2, 2007, about 1030 central standard time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, N777AJ, sustained substantial damage during an uncontrolled descent and recovery from cruise at flight level 270. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flightcrew reported that they depressurized the airplane after noticing cracking of the airplane windshield. They then donned their oxygen masks but were unable to obtain oxygen from the oxygen system resulting in their loss of consciousness. They later regained consciousness, recovered from the descent, and landed without further incident at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating on an instrument rules flight plan. The pilot and copilot were uninjured. The flight originated from Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field, Rogers, Arkansas, at 0939.

On-scene inspection of the airplane noted that approximately 2/3 of the left horizontal stabilizer and elevator were separated from the aircraft and 2/3 of the right elevator was separated but attached at the inboard hinge. The left and right wings were wrinkled. The left pilot windshield outer and inner ply were intact. The inner ply exhibited a shattered appearance with a crack at the lower right hand corner of the windshield. The cabin pressurization dump switch was in the dump position.

The oxygen system worked when it was functionally tested in accordance with Airplane Flight Manual.

 

[SEVEN]

FL270 To 7000 ft in 1 minute

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N777AJ/history/20070202/1439Z/KROG/KCGI/tracklog

 

[Salukipilot4590]

I think the plane is still there too...

At least it was the last time I was @ CGI...

 

[sperfly]

My windscreen cracked in a KA200 at FL270 and the check lists says to descend below FL250 and bring the cabin press up if I remember right. I do know it said nothing about dumping the cabin pressure, and my procedure was to arm the O2 after start up. So yes they made some mistakes but still one hell of an airplane.

 

[regionaltard]

Reminds me of a movie........

 

[FmrFreightDog]

And this is in the regionals forum for what reason exactly??? Just curious.

 

[erj-145mech]

I think the plane is still there too...

At least it was the last time I was @ CGI...

I drove by there last week, the tail is off, the engines and props are off, and both outer wing panels are off. Either they have scrapped the aircraft, or are going to truck it out of there for repairs.

 

[twott driver]

And this is in the regionals forum for what reason exactly??? Just curious.

So wops like you have something to complain about.... little slow on the ASA threads today?

 

[fly4surf]

Maybe because we used to fly these planes BEFORE we went to regionals.
AHHHH the good old days, when men were men and the women, well the women...

 

[twott driver]

........... were grateful