Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 N82TN

Summary

On 5 December 2004 at about 17:45 local time, a Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 registered N82TN was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 December 2004 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Grider Field Airport (PBF)

Coordinates

34.1731, -91.9356

Aircraft

Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20

Registration

N82TN

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Pine Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of speed/distance which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing factors were the moderate rain and the reported encounter with hydroplaning conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on a 5,998-foot long wet asphalt runway, the 12,886-hour captain stated that "hydroplaning seemed to be occurring" with "no cycling of the anti-skid" system during the landing roll. Subsequently, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway into the overrun area. The FAA inspector that responded to the accident site reported that the first evidence of ground contact by the airplane was observed at a point 2,450 feet from the approach end of the runway, or roughly 3,548 feet from the departure end of the ungrooved runway. No evidence of braking action was found on the runway. The pilot reported that the weather at the time of the accident was wind from 090 at 5 knots, visibility 1.5 miles, overcast cloud layer at 500 feet, moderate rain, and pooling of water on the runway. Examination of the airplane's braking and anti-skid systems, did not revealed any anomalies. The aircraft was not equipped with thrust reversers; however, it was equipped with an emergency drag chute. The emergency drag chute was not deployed during the landing overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.