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April 24, 1998 · Rockwell 690B · N690ES

Broomfield, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 24, 1998
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Broomfield, CO
Aircraft
Rockwell 690B
Tail Number
N690ES
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
FTW98LA197

The pilot-owner said that after landing, he brought the condition levers from ground idle to reverse. The airplane veered to the right, as if 'one engine was developing more power than the other.' The instructor pilot took control and attempted to straighten the airplane but it departed the runway and struck a concrete culvert. The left landing gear collapsed, and the tip from one of the left propeller blades penetrated the pressure vessel. The right propeller and right and nose landing gears also sustained damage. During repairs, no abnormalities were found with either the propeller, pitch, or Bendix controllers.

NTSB Probable Cause

Failure of the flight instructor to maintain adequate supervision, and failure of the pilot receiving instruction to maintain directional control that was lost for reasons undetermined. A factor was the concrete culvert.

Full Narrative

On April 24, 1998, at 1405 mountain daylight time, a Rockwell International 690B, N690ES, was substantially damaged during landing at Broomfield, Colorado. The private certificated pilot receiving instruction and the airline transport rated flight instructor were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Boulder, Colorado, approximately 1330. According to the pilot-owner, he had recently purchased the airplane and had contracted with the instructor pilot to give him instruction and a checkout in the airplane. Although he was multiengine rated and had owned other multiengine airplanes, this was his first experience with a turboprop airplane. The two pilots flew the airplane from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Boulder, Colorado, where they landed and had lunch. After lunch, they flew to the Jefferson County (Jeffco) Airport, Broomfield, Colorado, to make some full stop landings. The first two landings were without incident. The pilot-owner said that after the third landing, he brought the condition levers from ground idle to reverse. The airplane veered to the right and departed the runway. The instructor pilot took control and attempted to straighten the airplane, but it struck a concrete culvert. The pilot-owner said that it appeared that "one engine was developing more power than the other. This could be the result of a faulty propeller governor, the pitch controller, or possibly the Bendix controller." According to an FAA inspector who examined the airplane, the left landing gear collapsed, and the tip from one of the left propeller blades penetrated the pressure vessel. The right propeller and right and nose landing gears also sustained damage. The airplane was ferried back to Commander Aircraft at Downtown Airpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for repairs. According to the company's director of maintenance, no abnormalities were found with either the propeller, pitch, or Bendix controllers.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:05 MDT
Nearest AirportJEFFCO (0nm)
Runway11L
Runway Length9000 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftRockwell 690B
Tail NumberN690ES
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines2
Engine TypeTurboprop
Engine DetailsGarrett · TPE-331-5-251 · Turboprop · 717
Seats8

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 62 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightNr
Wind240° @ 12 kt
Visibility60 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 20000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point23 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time20:07
Weather SourceWFAC

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