Bombardier CL-600 N95EB

Summary

On 16 December 2003 at about 22:10 local time, a Bombardier CL-600 registered N95EB, operated by PrivatAir, was involved in an incident near Teterboro, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 December 2003 at 22:10

Classification

Incident

Location

Teterboro, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Coordinates

40.8500, -74.0564

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600

Registration

N95EB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

PrivatAir

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

NYC04IA054

Nobody was injured.

The captain's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an overrun during an aborted takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Earlier in the day, a different flightcrew performed a successful aborted takeoff in the incident airplane. The aborted takeoff occurred with seven to nine passengers on board, at 139 knots; when the flightcrew was unable to rotate the airplane. The only difference between that aborted takeoff, and the uneventful previous flight, was the addition of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of fuel. Following that aborted takeoff, the airplane underwent a maintenance inspection which did not reveal any discrepancies pertaining to the inability to rotate. The airplane was then returned to service. When the incident captain arrived at the airport, he was informed of the previous aborted takeoff. The incident captain attempted a takeoff on a shorter runway at the airport. During rotation, the airplane did not respond to elevator inputs, and the captain aborted the takeoff. The airplane then traveled off the end of the runway and came to rest in mud. Following the overrun, the incident captain failed to produce a weight and balance calculation, or accurate count of passengers on board at the time. The wind was reported as variable at 4 knots. When asked why he chose a shorter runway to attempt the takeoff, the incident captain reported that it was the runway in use at the time. The aircraft manufacturer inspected the airplane, and did not find any discrepancies pertaining to the aborted takeoff. The manufacturer also computed two weight and balance calculations for the incident takeoff. Both calculations revealed that the airplane was above the maximum gross takeoff weight, and outside the forward center-of-gravity envelope. Subsequently, the airplane tookoff with no passengers on board, and flew uneventfully to another airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.