Beech B90 incident near Atlanta, Georgia, February 26, 1982
On February 26, 1982 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Beech B90, registered N10AY, suffered minor damage in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia (Dekalb Peachtree airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 26, 1982 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Atlanta, Georgia · Dekalb Peachtree
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech B90 · all B90s on the register
- Registration
- N10AY · no longer on the register · serial LJ88
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT WAS MAKING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20L WITH WINDS EASTERLY AT 12 WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS. A WIND CHECK AT THE OUTER MARKER DISCLOSED WINDS 100 DEG AT 8 KTS, AND TOWER AUTHORIZED PILOT TO LAND ON 20L OR CIRCLE TO RUNWAY 09 AT HIS DISCRETION. AFTER A FURTHER WIND CHECK OF 100 DEG AT 10 KTS THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON 20L BECAUSE OF ITS LENGTH AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE NUMBERS THE TOWER ISSUED WINDS FROM 100 DEG AT 17 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2800 FT DOWN THE 5001 FT ICY RUNWAY. POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND BUT THE PILOT FELT THAT THE MANEUVER COULD NOT BE COMPLETED SAFELY. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY LENGTH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE END TAXIWAY THE NOSE WAS YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY END IN THAT ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT PARTIALLY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,820 hours in all; 512 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 2,600 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,221 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,000 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P & W PT6A-20 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PDK Savannah GA at 11:30 am
- Destination: SAV Atlanta GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 20, 5,001 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 900 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:47 pm from PDK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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