Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 425 near Canadian, TX — 2011-03-28

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Date
2011-03-28
Location
Canadian, TX, USA
Airport
HHF
Aircraft
CESSNA 425
Registration
N410VE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot’s continuation of the approach with excessive airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing and a loss of directional control.

NTSB narrative

While on a straight-in global-positioning-system approach, the airplane broke out of the clouds directly over the end of the runway. The pilot then remained clear of the clouds and executed a no-flap circling approach to the opposite direction runway. The pilot said that his airspeed was high when he touched down. The landing was hard, and the right main landing gear tire blew out, the airplane departed the runway to the left, and the left main landing gear collapsed. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Controlled flight into terrain
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have opted for a go-around instead of continuing the approach.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents8

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