Overview
- The Beechcraft Super King Air B200 (N479BR) landed at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on December 20 after an in-flight pressurization emergency shortly after departing Aspen.
- Garmin said this was the first time its Emergency Autoland handled an actual emergency from activation through rollout and engine shutdown.
- The system activated following a rapid loss of cabin pressure at about 23,000 feet, and the two pilots donned oxygen masks and chose to let it continue while they monitored.
- Autoland selected the destination, communicated with air traffic control, flew the approach, landed, stopped on the runway, and shut down the engines with no injuries reported.
- The FAA is reviewing the incident under standard procedures, and Garmin notes the technology is installed on roughly 1,700 aircraft.