Originally published at: King Air Makes Rooftop 'Landing' - AVweb
Two on board exited with minor injuries and climbed to earth via fire ladder.
No golfer has ever shot a more improbable and fortuitous hole-in-one. This is one for the record books. Glad the occupants made it down the roof with no major injuries.
The ultimate short field landing !! Almost looks like the airplane could fly again ??
Another case where the remaining engine took the crew to the scene of the accident. They were very fortunate.
It appears as though the aircraft was flown all the way through the crash… a win for Bob Hoover.
Seriously, I’m glad there were no major injuries!
That’s a big wide flat Kansas airport and he hits a building?
So happy for the great outcome. But I would have thought a Kingair 90’s remaining engine would have taken them to the runway which must have been pretty close. When flying over all the warehouse buildings with the large roofs in my Aeronca Chief, there was always temptation.
The cases where the remaining engine takes the crew to a successful landing don’t make the news,
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So thats how carrier pilots maintain currency when the ship is out of range.
I always like it when the press refers to a King Air or a Citation as a “small airplane”.
You’ll really this then. Local press also referred to it as a “bi-engine” airplane.
King Airs like rooftops.
Mar 13, 2002, King Air E90 on 35R approach at RNO stalled, fell out of the sky in a 80 degree left bank, nose high. Hit a warehouse/office building. The fuselage cleared the roofline and punched a hole in the building roof. occupants opened the cabin door which came down on the building stairway. They walked down the stairs and called 911. 2 minor injuries, remainder uninjured. The left wing deice boot left a black mark on the will of the building and was separated from the fuselage. Weather went below minimums about the time the airplane passed the final approach fix. The pilot was not informed of the new weather. Deice boots were inoperative.I was driving past the north end of the runway on my way to work. Accident report: the airplane stalled, rolled left and descendet.
Why is all the roof damage in front of the airplane?
It likely turned during landing and then decided not to fall off the roof. I am sure we’ll find some flat-earthers who will discredit this idea and say the accident was staged… 
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