Pilot Debrief

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY BE-200 near Poplar, MT — 2023-01-18

Final reportWPR23LA087
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Date
2023-01-18
Location
Poplar, MT, USA
Airport
PO1
Aircraft
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY BE-200
Registration
N200EJ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in an impact with terrain short of the runway threshold.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on approach for landing, the airplane started to lose altitude quickly. After the co-pilot noticed the high decent rate and the slow airspeed, he advised the pilot to add power. However, the airplane continued to descend and impacted terrain in a right wing and nose low attitude, about 30 yards short of the runway approach threshold, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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