Cessna 525 N518AR

Summary

On 13 October 2016 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 525 registered N518AR was involved in an accident near Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. 6 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

13 October 2016 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

North Central State (SFZ)

Coordinates

41.9292, -71.4853

Aircraft

Cessna 525

Registration

N518AR

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsburg → Pawtucket

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17LA014

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew's failure to maintain an appropriate approach speed and obtain an appropriate touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After an uneventful instrument flight rules flight, the flight crew of the turbofan-powered airplane conducted an instrument approach to the 5,000-ft-long runway. The commercial pilot, who was the pilot flying, reported that the airplane's airspeed during the approach was "a little too fast" at 130 to 135 knots. A witness watched as the airplane flew beyond the runway touchdown zone and touched down on the runway with about 2,000 ft remaining. The flying pilot stated that he then "slammed on the brakes," and the airplane's antiskid system engaged. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway, struck several localizer antennae, and came to rest in trees and bushes beyond the departure end of the runway. Although the flying pilot reported that the brakes felt "a little spongy" during the landing, the nonflying pilot stated that, during the landing, both pilots were applying the brakes and that it appeared that the brakes and the antiskid system were working. Postaccident examination of the brakes and brake lines showed no evidence of any preimpact anomalies, and intermittent tire skid marks near the end of the runway appeared consistent with braking and operation of the airplane's antiskid system. Postaccident calculations showed that the airplane's approach speed should have been about 114 knots; the airplane's actual approach speed was more than 130 knots. Additionally, the airplane's calculated landing distance was 2,650 ft; however, there was only about 2,000 ft of runway available when the airplane touched down. Given this information, it is likely that the flight crew approached the runway at an excessive speed and touched down with insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane and prevent a runway overrun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.