Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Dec 13, 2016, Moomba
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on December 13, 2016 near Moomba, South Australia, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: ATSB: The operator did...
- Date: December 13, 2016
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Moomba, South Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: ATSB: The operator did not fit the manufacturer's more reliable engine fire detection modification, and the pilot shut down the left engine without feathering the propeller, so the windmilling propeller added drag that required more thrust than was available for the approach. Basic handling training on the new type was also omitted following CASA's advice.
A Royal Flying Doctor Service Beech B200 Super King Air on a medical flight from Innamincka to Moomba received a left engine fire warning on base leg. The pilot shut down the left engine but did not feather the propeller, and the windmilling propeller and turn toward the runway made the approach unachievable, so the aircraft landed short in sand and spun to a stop. The pilot and two passengers were not injured, but the aircraft was substantially damaged.