What happened
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(-23) On December 29, 2000, at 2232 local, united express (atlantic coast airlines) flight 7331, a jetstream 41 aircraft, landed on runway 21 at Charlottesville, Virginia. The pilot was unable to slow the aircraft and made a high speed left turn off of the runway onto the last taxiway and went down an embankment. The aircraft was substantially damaged with one minor injury reported to one of the passengers. This is a preliminary report. Amended report will be submitted pending further investigation for items, 13, 21A, 32, and 39. (-23 amendment) united express (atlantic coast airlnes) flight 7331, (a jetstream 41 aircraft) landed on runway 21 in Charlottesville, Virginia on December 29, 2000, at 2234 local. The pilot was unable to slow the aircraft and made a high speed left turn off the runway onto the last taxiway and went down an embankment. The aircraft was substantially damaged with one minor injury reported to one of the passengers. The captain documented the following discrepancies in the flight log: 1) right red beta cap illuminated upon landing. 2) power levers could not be moved aft of flight idle. 3) reverse could not be selected. 4) inadequate braking available to slow aircraft down. 5) departed the runway. The flight data recorder readout confirmed that the right red beta light illuminated. According to the aircraft manufacturer, the illumination of the red beta warning light after landing merely indicates a switching malfunction. It does not represent a hazardous condition. The flight data recorder also showed spoiler deployment for approximately 5 seconds which indicates that the flight crew did, indeed, momentarily position the power levers aft of the flight idle baulk.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 29, 2000, AT 2232 LOCAL, UNITED EXPRESS (ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES) FLIGHT 7331, A JETSTREAM 41 AIRCRAFT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A HIGH SPEED LEFT TURN OFF OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE LAST TAXIWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH ONE MINOR INJURY REPORTED TO ONE OF THE PASSENGERS. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. AMENDED REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR ITEMS, 13, 21A, 32, AND 39. (-23 AMENDMENT) UNITED EXPRESS (ATLANTIC COAST AIRLNES) FLIGHT 7331, (A JETSTREAM 41 AIRCRAFT) LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 29, 2000, AT 2234 LOCAL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A HIGH SPEED LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE LAST TAXIWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH ONE MINOR INJURY REPORTED TO ONE OF THE PASSENGERS. THE CAPTAIN DOCUMENTED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES IN THE FLIGHT LOG: 1) RIGHT RED BETA CAP ILLUMINATED UPON LANDING. 2) POWER LEVERS COULD NOT BE MOVED AFT OF FLIGHT IDLE. 3) REVERSE COULD NOT BE SELECTED. 4) INADEQUATE BRAKING AVAILABLE TO SLOW AIRCRAFT DOWN. 5) DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER READOUT CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT RED BETA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER, THE ILLUMINATION OF THE RED BETA WARNING LIGHT AFTER LANDING MERELY INDICATES A SWITCHING MALFUNCTION. IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER ALSO SHOWED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WHICH INDICATES THAT THE FLIGHT CREW DID, INDEED, MOMENTARILY POSITION THE POWER LEVERS AFT OF THE FLIGHT IDLE BAULK.
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