# Incident 19960220008599I: Bac AVRO146RJ70A, Rifle, CO, February 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1996, 21:58 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 39.5294° N, 107.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5294&lon=-107.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N832BE-1996-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ70A (registry code 1500095, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj70a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC AVRO146RJ70A
- People aboard: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96IA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220008599I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT DIVERTED FROM ASPEN, CO TO RIFLE, CO DUE TO WEATHER. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC COMPUTED LANDING DISTANCE OF 3200 FEET. THREE WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT, WAITING FOR THE FLIGHT, OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TOUCH DOWN AND 4600 FEET WEST OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 26. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96IA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA124), Feb 21, 1996: British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ70A (N832BE), Rifle, CO, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The copilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions, resulting in excessive airspeed, and his failure to attain the proper runway touch down point. Factors were inadequate dispatch procedures and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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