Embraer EMB-500 N661EP

Summary

On 16 December 2020 at about 19:19 local time, a Embraer EMB-500 registered N661EP, operated by Executive Aviation Investors Inc, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. 3 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

16 December 2020 at 19:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Jacksonville Executive Airport (CRG)

Coordinates

30.3445, -81.5196

Aircraft

Embraer EMB-500

Registration

N661EP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

2

Operator

Executive Aviation Investors Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA077

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew’s failure to apply maximum braking immediately upon touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident were 1) the slightly excessive approach airspeed and 2) the flight crew’s decision to land on a wet runway during heavy rain with little margin between the unfactored landing distance required and the landing distance available.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight crew performed an instrument landing system approach in heavy rain. The published unfactored landing distance, which assumes ideal conditions for airplane speed, flightpath, and maximum braking immediately after touchdown, was about 330 ft shorter than the landing distance available. The factored landing distance, which 1) provides a safety margin and 2) allows for some variance from the ideal conditions, was about 1,360 ft longer than the landing distance available. During the approach, when the airplane was about 50 ft above the runway, the airspeed was about 4 knots higher than the target speed. After touchdown, the pilot(s) began braking within 1-2 seconds; however, the brake pedals did not reach their maximum braking position until about 8 seconds after touchdown. The brake pedals remained in the maximum position for 3 seconds before the parking/emergency brake was applied. The parking brake activation, which is not protected by the anti-skid system, resulted in the locking of both main landing gear wheelsets, reducing braking performance significantly. As a consequence of the wheels locking, the anti-skid system was deactivated, as designed. The airplane departed the end of the runway at a speed of about 60 knots and sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.