Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 525 near Port Orange, FL — 2014-04-26

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Date
2014-04-26
Location
Port Orange, FL, USA
Airport
7FL6
Aircraft
CESSNA 525
Registration
N300ET
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing and his failure to go around when he recognized that he would not be able to stop the airplane on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he performed a visual approach to land on the 4,000-ft-long, asphalt runway in the turbine-powered multiengine airplane. He added that the landing was "a little long" and that he then realized that he was not going to be able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway. One of the passengers, who was type-rated in the airplane, reported that the airplane remained airborne as it flew past "the numbers" and that it touched down about one-third of the way down the runway. The airplane subsequently rolled off the runway end through grass and then came to rest in a freshwater pond. The airplane sustained minor damage to the landing gear, wings, and flaps. The pilot reported that that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. He further reported that the incident could have been prevented if he had made a longer final approach, was more familiar with the airport, and had rejected the landing attempt at a safe stage of the approach.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have rejected the landing attempt at a safe stage of the approach.

NTSB coding

  • Runway excursion · Landing-landing roll
  • Decision Making / Judgment

Evidence available

  • CVR
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  • 5 docket documents
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Docket documents5

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