Preliminary Report: King Air Suffers Damage in Hard Landing

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 19, 2010–While operating under Part 91 on an IFR flight plan, the turboprop twin was substantially damaged in a hard landing at Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field. The flight had originated at Des Moines International Airport less than an hour before, and IMC prevailed at the time of the accident. The two pilots and two passengers were uninjured.