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NTSB Identification: CHI08FA045
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Wednesday, December 05, 2007 in Columbus, OH
Aircraft: Cessna 208, registration: N28MG
Injuries: 2 Fatal. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On December 5, 2007, at 0651 eastern standard time, a Cessna C-208, Caravan, N28MG, collided with terrain one mile southeast of the Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK), Columbus, Ohio, during takeoff climb from Runway 23R (11,937 feet by 150 feet, asphalt). The airplane, which was registered to Avion Capital Corporation and operated by Castle Aviation, Inc, was destroyed by impact forces. The commercial pilot and a pilot-rated passenger received fatal injuries. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight departed LCK at 0650 en route to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Buffalo, New York. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight (IFR) plan was filed.
The night cargo flight was scheduled for a 5-leg trip. The airplane departed one its first flight leg from the Akron-Canton Regional Airport for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at 2223 on December 4, 2007 and arrived at 2323. The airlane then departed Hamilton at 0054 on December 5, 2007, for BUF and arrived at 0115. The aircraft departed BUF at 0304 and arrived at LCK at 0505.
The airplane was topped off with Jet A fuel and the airplane was loaded with 714 pounds of cargo. The pilot started the airplane's engine about 0640. The airplane taxied to the de-icing ramp and its wings and tail were de-iced with about 160 gallons of Type I de-icing fluid at 0644. A witness reported that the propeller did not require de-icing. The airplane received its takeoff clearance at 0648 and departed at 0650.
Radar track data indicated that 10 radar returns were recorded of the accident flight that was about 45 seconds in duration. The radar track data indicated that the airplane climbed to about 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl) and was in a left turn with a ground speed of about 109 knots prior to descending and impacting the terrain.
The airplane impacted terrain on an approximate heading of 120 degrees. The debris field was about 592 feet long and 100 feet wide. A ground scar that showed two wheel imprints in the soft soil characterized the initial impact point. The longest wheel imprint was about 6 feet in length. A section of the nose gear fairing was found lodged at the end of the ground scar. The nose gear and left main landing gear were sheared from the airplane and found located near the initial impact point. The second ground scar located in the debris field was about 470 feet from the initial impact point. The left wingtip red navigation light was found in the ground scar. The outboard section of the left wing had separated from the rest of the left wing and was found near the second ground scar. The main body of the wreckage came to rest inverted. There was no post-impact fire.
At 0638, the observed weather at LCK was: Wind 080 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 1 3/4 statute miles, ceiling broken 500 feet, overcast 1,700 feet, temperature - 1 degree Celsius (C), dew point - 2 degrees C, altimeter 29.61 inches of mercury.
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