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FAA accident report · Cessna 550 · Mineral Wells, TX · November 18, 2003

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Date
November 18, 2003 · 14:10 local
Place
Mineral Wells, TX
Airport
Mineral Wells Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N418MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04FA024
Reported as
Cessna 550
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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) On November 18, 2003, at approximately 2:10 pm CST, a Cessna CE-550-550 turbojet aircraft, N418MA, owned by haalo ltd., 400 schroeder, waco, TX 76710 was destroyed after contacting sloping terrain approximately 300 feet short of runway 31 at the Mineral Wells Airport (mwl), Mineral Wells, Texas. The aircraft slid approximately 500 feet and came to rest left of runway 31. A post crash fire destroyed the aircraft after the occupants had exited the airplane. The crew was attempting to land after a practice single-engine VOR approach to runway 31 when they say they encountered windshear. The crew reported that they applied full power to both engines, but were unable to climb out of the windshear. The aircraft was piloted by jeff elton cook, commercial pilot certificate no. 463199618, who was taking and aircraft type checkride. Robin gary smith, ATP no. 1849286, was pilot-in-command. Reported winds for mwl at 1953 zulu were reported to be 320 degrees at 25 knots gusting to 30 knots. The crew did not receive a weather briefing from flight service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10 PM CST, A CESSNA CE-550-550 TURBOJET AIRCRAFT, N418MA, OWNED BY HAALO LTD., 400 SCHROEDER, WACO, TX 76710 WAS DESTROYED AFTER CONTACTING SLOPING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT THE MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT (MWL), MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AND CAME TO REST LEFT OF RUNWAY 31. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE OCCUPANTS HAD EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AFTER A PRACTICE SINGLE-ENGINE VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 WHEN THEY SAY THEY ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY APPLIED FULL POWER TO BOTH ENGINES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDSHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY JEFF ELTON COOK, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 463199618, WHO WAS TAKING AND AIRCRAFT TYPE CHECKRIDE. ROBIN GARY SMITH, ATP NO. 1849286, WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. REPORTED WINDS FOR MWL AT 1953 ZULU WERE REPORTED TO BE 320 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04FA024Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportMineral Wells, TXThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane while executing a simulated engine failure on final approach. A factor was the windshear.Nov 18, 2003 · Destroyed