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of our target. Those checks and balances
include a standard, accurate
clearance from the controller and
a correct readback from the pilots.
In this case, neither was achieved.
The instruction to maintain at or
above 2,000 feet from ATC is a critical
reminder that before descent
on any flight; and especially on
an instrument flight plan in IMC,
a pilot should be completely sure
that there will be no terrain conflicts,
and double-check minimum
safe altitudes.
Part of the company's standard
86
operating procedures included an
approach briefing, as should be
done on every instrument flight.
It seems that the pilots either did
not brief the approach, or did not
brief it properly. This route was
relatively short at only 62 miles
direct, and it's possible that the
pilots were behind the aircraft
even before departure. Short trips,
especially in IFR and IMC, compress
the time we have to complete
tasks and because of that, are often
much more challenging than long
trips. Had the pilots reviewed and
understood the approach, they
would have likely adhered to the
minimum safe altitudes.
The hold was unplanned for and
unbriefed, and added another step
to the flight to gain information
about the runway surface conditions-information
they could have
acquired earlier. The pilots were
cleared to hold as published, which
would have required a climb to
4,300 feet. The change in clearance
from the assigned altitude (which
they believed to be 2,000 feet) to
the published altitude, and failure
to comprehend that holding as published
required a climb, led them
toward disaster. While the pilots
were far below the published safe
altitude, they would not have hit the
terrain had they bypassed the hold
as originally anticipated.
Further, the captain's day
started around 4:30 a.m. the day
of and day prior to the accident.
Two days before the accident his
duty day began at 3:30 a.m. The
first officer had similarly early
days with one rest day earlier in
the week. While they were professional
pilots who did this
regularly, a series of early morning
flights can take its toll in small
ways, especially after multiple
days of early flying.
The controller had multiple
opportunities to warn the pilots of
their low altitude, but for whatever
reason, did not. The radar scope
itself gave out low altitude warnings,
but this too did not trigger a
call to the Beech 1900. According
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