With a crew of two and four passengers onboard a Cessna 560XL was operating a flight between Coldwater-Branch County Memorial Airport (Michigan, USA) and Reading Regional Airport/Spaatz Field (Pennsylvania, USA). The flight was operated under FAA Part 91, as a General aviation - Executive/Corporate flight.
The aircraft in its final position (Source Reddit.com ©r/Shittyaskflying)
As the flight approached Reading the weather was good;
VMC conditions
Visibility - 10 miles
Wind - 200º at 5 knots
Clouds - Few at 1800 ft AGL
Temperature - 24 ºC
Dewpoint - 21 ºC
Altimeter - 29.89 inHg / 1012 hPa
After an uneventful flight the aircraft the aircraft was stabilised on the approach for runway 13 at Reading, a 6350 feet (1935 meters) long runway. Approximately 2 nm from the threshold the descent rate increased to such a degree that the Ground Proximity Warning System activated the “Terrain, Pull Up” warning. The co-pilot (Pilot Monitoring - PM) commanded a go-around, which was not acknowledged by the commander (Pilot Flying -PF), who continued the approach. At ~ 1 mile from the threshold the PM again commanded a go-around, followed by a third as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold, 30-40 knots above the Final Approach Speed.
The aircraft in its final position, note the tracks in the EMAS
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The aircraft touched down late (as the PF later stated it was “eating up a lot of runway”), full brakes and thrust reverse were applied however there was not enough runway remaining to stop the aircraft on the paved surface. The aircraft overran the runway and it subsequently entered the Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS). This stopped the aircraft but caused considerable damage to the fuselage of the aircraft. Damage was so extensive that the aircraft was written off as damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries to the occupants of the aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was alerted and an investigation was launched. Part of this investigation was an interview with the crew. During the interview with the commander, he admitted that he became fixated on landing, failed to take proper remedial
actions, and thought he could salvage the approach despite the pilot monitoring’s (PM) repeated go-around commands.
The NTSB concluded their investigation with the conclusion that the probable cause of the accident was;
"The captain’s improper decision to continue an unstabilized approach despite several go-around calls by the pilot monitoring, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the pressure vessel"
The NTSB Aviation Investigation Final Report, which served as the source for this blog can be accessed by clicking on the .pdf file below;
The aircraft in its final position (Source Reddit.com ©r/Shittyaskflying)
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