20040319004799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-120ER · Pueblo, CO · March 19, 2004

Date: March 19, 2004 · 17:54 local
Place: Pueblo, CO
Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GLBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N297UX
Reported as: EMB EMB120ER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total2,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N297UXRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2020 · Embraer EMB-120ERS/N 120.297 · Built 1995 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-120ER Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW118Turbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft ran off end of runway 26R at pub during rollout after landing with no flaps during flight training for the first officer, in accordance with FAR 121 approved training. Factors contributing to the incident included: 1)the higher-than-normal touchdown speed because of the no-flap configuration; 2)sunlight directly in the eyes of the flight crew during approach, landing, and rollout; 3)a short delay between the time the PIC attempted to take control of the aircraft and the time the first officer relinquished control before rolling off the end of the runway. The sun caused a distraction of the crew and reduction of depth perception needed to determine the amount of runway remaining relative to the speed of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY 26R AT PUB DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING WITH NO FLAPS DURING FLIGHT TRAINING FOR THE FIRST OFFICER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 121 APPROVED TRAINING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT INCLUDED: 1)THE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL TOUCHDOWN SPEED BECAUSE OF THE NO-FLAP CONFIGURATION; 2)SUNLIGHT DIRECTLY IN THE EYES OF THE FLIGHT CREW DURING APPROACH, LANDING, AND ROLLOUT; 3)A SHORT DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TIME THE FIRST OFFICER RELINQUISHED CONTROL BEFORE ROLLING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE SUN CAUSED A DISTRACTION OF THE CREW AND REDUCTION OF DEPTH PERCEPTION NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF RUNWAY REMAINING RELATIVE TO THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT.