# Accident 20000321008219A: Saab 340B, Killeen, TX, March 21, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 21, 2000, 19:14 local time - Place: Killeen, TX - Airport: Killeen Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: SIMA - Location: 31.0858° N, 97.6864° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0858&lon=-97.6864&mi=10 - Aircraft: N353SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353SB-2004-04-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SAAB 340B - Reported engine: GE CT79B - People aboard: 35 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 12,518 total, 9,251 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA101) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000321008219A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THE CAPTAIN HAS RECEIVED FOCUS GROUND TRAINING, SIMULATOR TRAINING, AND A LINE CHECK. THESE WERE OBSERVED BY THE FAA CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE. ALSO, SEE ATTACHED REPORT. (.4) THE CAPTAIN WAS THE FLYING PILOT FOR THE NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), WITH A RIGHT CROSS WIND FROM 110 DEGREES AT 14 GUSTING 18 KNOTS, DRIZZLE, AND A WET RUNWAY. PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPROACH, THE FLIGHTCREW DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING APPROACH SPEED (VREF) AND THE APPROACH SPEED (VAPP) WERE 122 AND 128 KNOTS, RESPECTIVELY. DFDR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE FLYING ON AUTOPILOT AS IT PASSED THE MIDDLE MARKER AT 200 FEET AGL AT 130 KNOTS ON THE ILS APPROACH. APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED "RUNWAY IN SIGHT TWELVE O'CLOCK," THE CAPTAIN DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT, WHILE AT A RADIO ALTITUDE OF 132 FEET AND ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 18 DEGREES. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 11 SECONDS AFTER THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT, THE GLIDESLOPE AND LOCALIZER DEVIATION INCREASED. THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED "RUNWAY OVER THERE." APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT. DF DR DATA-BASED PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS SHOWED THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT AN ALTITUDE OF 35 FEET AND 130 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 2,802 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE 5,495-FOOT RUNWAY (844-FOOT DISPLACED THRESHOLD) AT 125 KNOTS ON A HEADING OF 10 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH 175 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. LANDING ROLL CALCULATIONS SHOWED A GROUND ROLL OF 2,693 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN, CONSISTING OF 1,016 FEET GROUND ROLL BEFORE BRAKING WAS INITIATED AND 1,677 FEET GROUND ROLL AFTER BRAKING WAS INITIATED UNTIL THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE PAVEMENT. ACCORDING TO SAAB, FOR A WET RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE NEEDED 1,989 FEET FROM THE TIME OF BRAKING INITIATION TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC., FAA APPROVED AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL (AOM), STATES IN PART: STABILIZED APPROACHES ARE ESSENTIAL WHEN LANDING ON CONTAMINATED RUNWAYS. LANDING UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DESIRED TOUCH-DOWN POINT IS STILL 1,000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. TOUCHDOWN AT THE PLANNED POINT. CROSS THE THRESHOLD AT VAPP, THEN BLEED OFF SPEED TO LAND APPROXIMATELY VREF -5. USE REVERSE, IF NEEDED. TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFECT ON WET RUNWAY, APPLY MAXIMUM AND STEADY BRAKE PRESSURE. IN 1992, THE CITY OF KILLEEN SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDED EXTENDING THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 01 BY 194 FEET. THE FAA ORIGINALLY DISAPPROVED THE PROPOSAL, IN PART, BECAUSE THE RUNWAY EXTENSION DECREASED THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA (RSA) WHICH WAS ALREADY SHORTER THAN THE RECOMMENDED 1,000 FEET FOR A 14 CFR PART 139 CERTIFICATED AIRPORT. THE PROPOSAL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED AND A DRAINAGE DITCH WAS INSTALLED IN THE NORTH RSA, PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 01. IN 1993, THE AIRPORT RECEIVED FAA PART 139 CERTIFICATION. THE 1998 AND 1999, FAA AIRPORT CERTIFICATION INSPECTION REPORTS NOTED THE INADEQUATE RSA; HOWEVER, NEITHER LETTER OF CORRECTION, SENT FROM THE FAA TO THE CITY OF KILLEEN FOLLOWING THE INSPECTIONS, MENTIONED THE RSA. FOLLOWING THIS ACCIDENT, THE ILS RUNWAY 01 WAS FLIGHT CHECKED BY THE FAA AND ALL COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING WITHIN PRESCRIBED TOLERANCES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND NO ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED IT FROM OPERATING PER DESIGN PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERING THE DITCH. ## 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 FTW00FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA101), Mar 22, 2000: Saab 340B (N353SB), Killeen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's failure to follow standard operating procedure for landing on a contaminated ruway in that he touched down long, which combined with his delayed braking resulted in a runway overrun.… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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