# Accident 20001229043439A: Jetair JETSTM4101, Charlottesville, VA, December 29, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 29, 2000, 22:32 local time - Place: Charlottesville, VA - Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: VTZA - Location: 38.1333° N, 78.4500° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1333&lon=-78.4500&mi=10 - Aircraft: N323UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323UE-2001-12-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101 - People aboard: 16 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA021) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001229043439A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 IAD01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA021), Dec 30, 2000: Jetstream 4101 (N323UE), Charlottesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's improper application of power after responding to a beta warning light during landing rollout, which resulted in an excessive rollout speed and an inability to stop the airplane before… ## Other reports on N323UE (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19960219005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219005179I), Feb 19, 1996: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N323UE), Washington, DC. Narrative: during descent into iad, united express flight 6532 declared an in-flight emergency due to smoke smell in the cabin. Aircraft landed at iad without… 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.