Hawker Siddeley 125-700 N564BR

Summary

On 19 October 2005 at about 18:45 local time, a Hawker Siddeley 125-700 registered N564BR, operated by Kaleidoscope Charter Services Corp., was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 10 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

19 October 2005 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

William P Hobby (HOU)

Coordinates

29.6453, -95.2789

Aircraft

Hawker Siddeley 125-700

Registration

N564BR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Kaleidoscope Charter Services Corp.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → Houston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot-in-command's failure to attain proper runway alignment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The transport category twin-jet airplane was on the first leg of its 215-nautical mile cross-country flight. During the approach at their destination, the two airline transport pilots were advised to expect a visual approach to runway 12R. The flight crew reported that they set-up for the approach and were on a stabilized visual approach to runway 12R. While on final approach, the tower asked the crew where they intended to park on the airport. The flight crew responded that the intended to park at Millionaire, a fixed-base operator (FBO). The flight crew was then asked by Air Traffic Control (ATC) if they would prefer landing on runway 17, which is adjacent to their destination FBO. The flight crew acknowledge that they would prefer runway 17, and the tower cleared the flight to land on runway 17. The pilot-in-command elected to "side step" to runway 17 and initiated a right descending turn to the runway, landing approximately 2,000 feet down the 6,000-foot by 150-foot wide runway. The airplane over-shot the final approach course, and the pilot-in-command corrected with a sudden right turn to align the airplane prior to touchdown. The right wing dragged the ground during the last turn to align the airplane prior to touch down. After the eight passengers exited the airplane, ground personnel informed the crew that the right wing had sustained damage consistent with a ground strike during the approach/landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.