Cessna S550 N29X
27 February 1989 · Poughkeepsie, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1989 at about 13:08 local time, a Cessna S550 registered N29X, operated by Executive Air Fleet, was involved in an accident near Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dutches County (POU)
- Coordinates
- 41.6797, -73.8594
- Aircraft
- Cessna S550
- Registration
- N29X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Executive Air Fleet
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- White Plains → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89FA092
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS, WHICH RESULTED IN ACTUATION (TRIPPING) OF THE REVERSE LOAD LIMITERS ON THE THRUST REVERSERS AND SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION OF AVAILABLE POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE, EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, AND IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES RPRTD ACFT WAS HI DRG APCH & LNDD NOSEWHEEL 1ST ABT 1600' BYD THRESHOLD, THEN BCM AIRBORNE & BOUNCED 2 TIMES. PLT STATED THAT BFR TCHDWN, HE STARTED TO 'SPOOL UP' ENGS, BUT NOTED LACK OF RESPONSE, THEN RETARDED THROTTLES & LNDD. HE SAID HE APPLIED BRAKES & SELECTED 'FULL REVERSE' & NOTED NO RESPONSE. RPRTDLY, NOSEWHEEL 'SKIPPED INTO AIR' WHILE ACFT STILL HAD FLYING SPEED. WITH INSUFFICIENT RWY RMNG TO STOP, HE ELECTED TO STOW REVERSERS & BGN GO-ARND. HE NOTED NO RESPONSE FM ENGS, THO ACFT HAD BCM AIRBORNE. ACFT THEN SETTLED BYD DEP END OF RWY & CRASHED ON ROUGH TRRN. EXAM REVEALED ENGS HAD INGESTED TWIGS, GRASS & DIRT. REVERSE LOAD LIMITERS (L/L) ON BOTH ENGS WERE FND IN TRIPPED PSN. FLT MAN STATED THAT TO AVOID ACTUATION OF L/L, DO NOT ADVANCE PRIMARY THROTTLE AFTER RTRNG REVERSE THRUST LEVER TO STOW UNTIL UNLOCK LIGHT IS OUT; MAINT REQUIRED TO RESET ACTUATED L/L. L/L WAS INCORPORATED ON THRUST REVERSER TO REDUCE ENG PWR TO IDLE, IF INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED IN FLT. DRG POST-ACDNT CHK, BOTH ENGS WERE OPERD TO 85% AFTER L/L RESET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna S550 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1990 | Cessna S550 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | Sovran Bank NA | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1988 | Cessna S550 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | CON Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1995 | Cessna S550 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2002 | Cessna S550 | Big Bear City, California, United States | Corporate Flight International | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2007 | Cessna S550 | Dillon, Montana, United States | Hamilton Ranches, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Oct 2014 | Cessna S550 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Gulf Atlantic Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1989 | Cessna 185 | Fishers, New York, United States | Paul V. Hyland | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1989 | Cessna 152 | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1989 | Cessna 177A | Akron, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1989 | Cessna 152 | Oneida, New York, United States | BFB Associates | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28-160 | Hammond, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Cessna 182A | Lancaster, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |