BAe Jetstream 31 crash, Jan 30, 1991, Beckley-Raleigh County
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on January 30, 1991 near Beckley-Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot flew into...
- Date: January 30, 1991
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Beckley-Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot flew into known icing conditions with the deice system inoperative, causing ice accumulation and a tailplane stall during a flaps-down approach. Contributing factors were inadequate company training and weather briefing, and limited FAA surveillance.
A CC Air BAe Jetstream 31 on a scheduled flight from Charlotte landed at Beckley, West Virginia at night with its airframe deice system inoperative. Ice built up during the approach, the crew flew a high speed approach with full flaps, and the aircraft tail stalled, landed hard and slid to a stop with its gear collapsed. The investigation also cited weak company cold weather training and a weather briefing that omitted the area forecast.