Pilot Debrief

Dassault-Breguet Falcon 10 near Sellersburg, IN — 2011-03-24

Final reportCEN11LA265
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Date
2011-03-24
Location
Sellersburg, IN, USA
Airport
KJVY
Aircraft
Dassault-Breguet Falcon 10
Registration
N303FZ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in strong and gusty wind conditions.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the airplane in a strong and gusty left quartering headwind and, as the airplane touched down, it encountered a wind gust that raised the left wing. The pilot corrected with a left roll input as he simultaneously reduced the airplane's pitch in an attempt to place the nosewheel onto the runway, but the airplane became airborne and drifted off the runway. The airplane touched down for the second time in the grassy area alongside the runway, where the subsequent landing roll was completed. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Maintain IFR instead of switching to VFR in adverse weather conditions.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 4 docket documents
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Docket documents4

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