What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing at Big Bear, CA airport, aircraft was unable to adequately stop at the end of the runway. Aircraft continued on past the runway through the airport chain link fence, thru a city street and finally came to rest in a dry lake bed (bakers pond). Aircraft was destroyed by fire. Passengers and flight crew were able to evacuate aircraft with only one passenger requiring medical attention for high blood pressure. (.19) on August 13, 2002, at 1115 pacific daylight time, a Cessna S550 twin-engine jet, N50BK, was destroyed during landing on runway 26 at Big Bear City Airport, Big Bear, California. The airplane was registered to melita eagle inc., of wilmington, Delaware, and was operated by corporate flight international, of las vegas, Nevada. The airline transport rated pilot-in-command (PIC), who was type rated in the CE-500, the first officer (fo), and their five passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 135 on-demand air taxi flight. The cross-country flight originated from las vegas, Nevada, at 1030. After landing o n the 5,850 foot long (displaced threshold distance 600 feet), 75 foot wide runway, the airplane overran the departure end, impacted a perimeter fence, and came to rest upright in a dry pond. A post-crash fire consumed the airplane as the occupants were evacuating. The FAA inspector who examined the airplane at the accident site reported the airplane was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING AT BIG BEAR, CA AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY STOP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON PAST THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE AIRPORT CHAIN LINK FENCE, THRU A CITY STREET AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A DRY LAKE BED (BAKERS POND). AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT CREW WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY ONE PASSENGER REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. (.19) ON AUGUST 13, 2002, AT 1115 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA S550 TWIN-ENGINE JET, N50BK, WAS DESTROYED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT BIG BEAR CITY AIRPORT, BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MELITA EAGLE INC., OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND WAS OPERATED BY CORPORATE FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WHO WAS TYPE RATED IN THE CE-500, THE FIRST OFFICER (FO), AND THEIR FIVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AT 1030. AFTER LANDING O N THE 5,850 FOOT LONG (DISPLACED THRESHOLD DISTANCE 600 FEET), 75 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END, IMPACTED A PERIMETER FENCE, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A DRY POND. A POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE AS THE OCCUPANTS WERE EVACUATING. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.