Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Apr 23, 2003, Prince Albert
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on April 23, 2003 near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Improper installation of the...
- Date: April 23, 2003
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper installation of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator during replacement, with upper attachment bolts not passing through the actuator mounting lugs, which was not detected by dual inspections, ground tests or flight tests.
A Transwest Air Beechcraft 99A on scheduled flight TW602 from Saskatoon to Prince Albert lost pitch control when the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator separated from its mounting during flight. The crew made a forced landing on a knoll and the aircraft slid to a stop after losing its landing gear and belly pod. All six occupants survived with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The TSB traced the failure to an incorrectly installed actuator during maintenance that passed inspections and flight testing.