Bombardier CL600 N699CW

Summary

On 22 May 2005 at about 00:40 local time, a Bombardier CL600 registered N699CW, operated by Flight Options LLC, was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 May 2005 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

33.3719, -81.9639

Aircraft

Bombardier CL600

Registration

N699CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Flight Options LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chattanooga → Augusta

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ATL05CA085

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot-in-command's improper use of the flight controls during climb which resulted in the flight attendant injury. A factor was the flight crew failure to follow written procedures during transfer of flight controls.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The co-pilot was flying the airplane climbing to an assigned altitude. Air Traffic Control instructed the flight to expedite their climb through flight level 250.The co-pilot rotated the speed bug to 300 knots. The pilot-in-command (PIC) verbally instructed the co-pilot to, "get this thing climbing." At the same time the PIC pulled back on the control column and disconnected the autopilot and the nose of the airplane pitched up. The PIC did not establish a positive transfer of the flight controls as required by company standard operating procedures. The flight attendant was subsequently heard calling for help from the back of the airplane. The PIC departed the flight deck and found the flight attendant on the floor in the aft part of the cabin with serious injuries. The flight continued to the destination airport and landed without further incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.