# Accident 19990816024729A: Cndair CL6001A11, Ft Lauderdale, FL, August 16, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 16, 1999, 23:47 local time - Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL - Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: EXOA - Location: 26.1904° N, 80.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1904&lon=-80.1700&mi=10 - Aircraft: N63HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63HJ-2004-10-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Canadair CL-600 CHALLENGER (registry code 1900302, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-challenger) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming ALF-502 SER. series (registry code 41580, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-alf-502-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6001A11 - Reported engine: LYC ALF502L - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 10,162 total, 540 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA226) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816024729A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 16, 1999, ABOUT 2347 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CANADAIR CL-600, N63HJ, REGISTERED TO CHALJET 1021 HOLDINGS, INC., AND OPERATED BY HOP-A-JET, INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM PUEBLO, COLORADO, TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT, FIRST OFFICER, AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PUEBLO, COLORADO, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 2018 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE FLIGHTCREW REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR THAT THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NORMAL. AS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE DRIFT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. (-23) SEE PTRS MIA99FA226 (-4) ON AUGUST 16, 1999, ABOUT 2347 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CANADAIR CL-600, N63HJ, REGISTERED TO CHALJET 1021 HOLDINGS, INC., AND OPERATED BY HOP-A-JET, INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM PUEBLO, COLORADO, TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT, FIRST OFFICER, AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PUEBLO, COLORADO, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 2018. THE CAPTAIN STATED THEY DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ON AUGUST 14, 1999, ABOUT1220, ENROUTE TO DURANGO, COLORADO, WITH PASSENGERS. ON TAXI IN AT DURANGO, HE HAD TO MADE A SHARP 180-DEGREE TURN AND THE NSOE STEERING "WENT OFF THE RACK". THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT 60-80 DEGREES. AFTER THE PASSENGERS GOT OFF THE AIRPLANE, HE TRIED TO USE THE STEERING TILLER TO GET THE NOSE STEERING BACK ON THE RACK. THIS WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, AND HE CALLED THE OPERATOR'S REPRESENTATIVE AT FORT LAUDERDALE. THEY TOLD HIM TO USE A BOARD TO TURN THE NOSE WHEEL. HE USED A RAILROAD TIE AND 4X6 INCH BOARD MOVED WITH A "COME ALONG" AND THE NOSE WHEEL TURNED AND WENT BACK ONTO THE RACK. HE THEN TAXIED THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORMED A HIGH-SPEED TAXI ON THE RUNWAY TO 100 KNOTS, AND OBSERVED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE NOSE STEERING. THEY SPENT THE NIGHT AT DURANGO. LATE IN THE MORNING ON AUGUST 15, 1999, THEY DEPARTED FOR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WHERE THEY PICKED UP PASSENGERS AND FLEW TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEY SPENT THE NIGHT AT CHARESTON, AND ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 16, 1999, ABOUT 0700, THEY DEPARTED FOR NEWNAN, GRORGIA, TO PICK UP ONE PASSENGER. AFTER PICKING UP THIS PASSENGER, THEY FLEW TO NEW ORLEANS, AND DROPPED THE PASSENGER. THEY THEN FLEW TO HOUSTON, TX. AND PICKED UP TWO PASSENGERS FOR ASPEN, CO. AFTER DROPPING THE PASSENGERS IN ASPEN, THEY FLEW TO PUEBLO, CO, FUEL. AFTER REFUELING IN PUEBLO, THEY DEPARTED AT 2018, ENROUTE TO COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. ABOUT 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE LEFT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. HE CALLED THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OPERATOR IN FT. LAUDERDALE, AND WAS TOLD TO DIVERT TO FT. LAUDERDALE FOR REPAIRS. THE CAPTAIN STATED THE DESCENT AND APPROACH TO FT LAUDERDALE WERE NORMAL. ON LANDING, WHEN THE NOSE-LANDING WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL RIGHT BRAKE WITH NO RESULTS. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 50 FEET INTO THE SAND. THEY THEN EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE. THE FIRST OFFICER STATED HE WAS THE PILOT FLYING AND HE WAS IN THE RIGHT PILOT SEAT. AS THEY APPROACHED TO LAND AT FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, THE CAPTAIN BRIEFED HIM THAT THE LANDING WOULD NEED TO BE FIRM FOR THE AIRPLANE WAS LIGHT. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS FIRM, BUT NOT SEVERE, ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, NEAR THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPLOY THE THRUST REVERSERS. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TRACKING TO THE LEFT WITHOUT COMMAND. AS HE BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL HE DID NOT REMEMBER SEEING THE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED FASTER TO THE LEFT AND HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER, WHILE REDUCING POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DEVIATE TO THE LEFT, NOT RESPONDING TO THE RIGHT BRAKE INPUT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND CAMETO REST ON ITS MAIN GEAR AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED THE LANDING WAS FIRM BUT NOT UNUSUAL. SHE THEN FELT THE AIRPLANE GOING SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND IT STARTED TO JOSTLE HER IN HER SEAT. SHE HEARD A LOUD BUMPING SOUND AND THEY CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. SHE UNFASTENED HER SEAT BELT AND WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE WHERE SHE MET THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER. THE FIRST OFFICER OPENED THE DOOR AND THEY EXITED THE AIRPLANE. REVIEW OF THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER TRANSCRIPT SHOWED THAT 9 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING, THE FIRST OFFICER ASKED THE CAPTAIN IF HE WAS TIRED. THE CAPTAIN REPLIED, "BEEN A LONG DAY". THE FIRST OFFICER THEN REPLIED "YEAH WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY TROUBLE SLEEPING TONIGHT." ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FIRST OFFICER "REMEMBER YOU'RE ONLY GONNA PROBABLY HAVE ONE REVERSER." A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAPTAIN SAID, AHHH GO WITH THE RIGHT TR." THE FIRST OFFICER REPLIED OKAY. THE CAPTAIN THEN SAID, "OR EXCUSE ME THE LEFT ONE". THE FIRST OFFICER REPLIED, "I'LL TRY 'EM BOTH AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS." EIGHT SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FIRST OFFICER TO BRING ENGINE POWER TO IDLE, AND THE FIRST OFFICER REPLIED "ROGER". THREE SEPARATE SOUNDS OF THE AIRPLANE TOUCHING DOWN ARE HEARD FOLLOWED BY TWO CLICKS AND THE INCREASE IN BACKGROUND NOISE. ABOUT THREE SECONDS LATER THE SOUND OF TWO CLICKS WAS HEARD AGAIN FOLLOWED BY A BACKGROUND NOISE INCREASE, THE SOUND OF TWO THUMPS, THE SOUND OF IMPACT, AND THE SOUND OF THE LANDING GEARS WARNING TONE. SEE CVR SPECIALISTS FACTUAL 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 MIA99FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA226), Aug 17, 1999: Canadair CL-600 (N63HJ), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to main directional control of the airplane after landing, resulting in the airplane going off the side of the runway and colliding with a taxiway sign, collapsing the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.