N24GN
Registered owner: GLOBAL AIR CONCEPTS LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT AVIATION INC (ENHA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
LEFT ENGINE FIRE ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MECHANICS INSPECTED AND TESTED THE SYSTEM IAW THE KING AIR 200 MM SECTIONS 26-10-00 AND 26-10-01. ALL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
DURING INSPECTION, THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD SHOWED CORROSION ON THE AFT SIDE. THE CORROSION WAS BEYOND THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL SO ENGINEERING WAS NEED AIN ORDER TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT FORWARD DOOR FRAME AT STATION 273.520 BUCKLED, CROSS TIE AT STATION 246.750 ON LEFT SIDE BUCKLED, CROSS TIE AT STATION 227.00 ON LEFT SIDE BUCKLED, CROSS TIE AT STATION 246.750 ON RIGHT SIDE BUCKLED, CROSS TIE AT STATION 227.00 RIGHT SIDE CRACKED, CROSS TIE AT STATION 207.00 ON RIGHT SIDE BUCKLED, CROSS TIE AT STATION 188.00 ON RIGHT SIDE BUCKLED, BULKHEAD UNDER FLOOR ON RIGHT SIDE AT STATION 246.750, CKED/BUCKLED BULKHEAD UNDER FLOOR ON RIGHT SIDE @ STATION 265.750 BUCKLED. . BULKHEAD UNDER FLOOR ON RIGHT SIDE @ STATION 291.875 BUCKLED .
AFTER REACHING A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 4000 ON AN IFR FLT THE AUTOPILOT BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE COMMAND BARS ON THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR GOING OUT OF VIEW & ALTITUDE STARTING TO GRADUALLY DESCEND. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ALTITUDE. THE ELEC TRIM STARTED TO RUN NOSE DOWN & THE ACFT STARTED A DESCENT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT THE AUTOPILOT & ELEC TRIM WITH THE CNTRL SWITCHES & THE RED DISCONNECT SWITCH. NONE OF THIS HAD ANY EFFECT & THE ACFT KEPT TRIMMING NOSE DOWN AS HE TRIED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE TO CORRECT THE ALTITUDE. WITH THE TURBULENCE & CONDITIONS THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AUTOPILOT CB & ELEC TRIM CB. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT, BUT COULD SLOW IT WITH BACK PRESS ON THE YOKE. AT APPROX 2500 FT HE REGAINED OUTSIDE VISUAL REF & CONTINUED TRYING PROCEDURES TO DISCONNECT THE ELEC TRIM. WHEN ALL OF THE PROCEDURES HAD FAILED HE ELECTED TO SHUT OFF THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH AT APPROX 1000 FT THIS BROUGHT THE ACFT DOWN TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX 500 FT ON THE DESCENT RECOVERY. SHUTTING OFF THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH DISCONNECTED THE TRIM & HE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY RE-TRIM THE ACFT TO A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.