ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325871
| Date: | Friday 11 January 1991 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | United Executive Jet |
| Registration: | N200MR |
| MSN: | BB-219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1596 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vichy-Rolla National Airport, MO (VIH) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Saint Louis-Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO (SUS/KSUS) |
| Vichy-Rolla National Airport, MO (VIH/KVIH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While executing a VOR approach, on a dark, foggy night, depth perception and ground contact were lost when the landing lights were turned on short final. A hard landing resulted, before corrective action became effective, resulting in wing spar, engine mounting support and propeller damage. The runway, and entire airport was covered with about 3 inches of mirror smooth ice, causing considerable glare.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A restricted visual outlook and go-around was not performed by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were a dark night, fog and glare, ice covered runway and whiteout conditions."
Accident investigation:
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