From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Company reported that while on short final to runway 01 in VFR conditions, the pilot controlled runway lights went out. The first officer, who was flying the aircraft, keyed the lights back on but was distracted trying to then reduce the intensity of the lights for the landing, and he allowed the aircraft to descend below the glideslope. The captain was distracted by a nonessential company radio call on short final, and recognized that the aircraft was too low and added power too late to stop the descent. The aircraft landed on the paved threshold of the runway and struck the runway end lights resulting in minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) COMPANY REPORTED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 01 IN VFR CONDITIONS, THE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE FIRST OFFICER, WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, KEYED THE LIGHTS BACK ON BUT WAS DISTRACTED TRYING TO THEN REDUCE THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHTS FOR THE LANDING, AND HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW THE GLIDESLOPE. THE CAPTAIN WAS DISTRACTED BY A NONESSENTIAL COMPANY RADIO CALL ON SHORT FINAL, AND RECOGNIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW AND ADDED POWER TOO LATE TO STOP THE DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE PAVED THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N329BA · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.