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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Raythn HAWKER800XP · Smith, NV · August 28, 2006

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Date
August 28, 2006 · 15:06 local
Place
Smith, NV
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DXTA
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N879QS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06FA277
Reported as
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,134 total1,564 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A Hawker 800-XP jet was on an IFR, FAR part 91K flight from kcrq (carlsbad, CA) to krno (reno, Nevada) at 16000 feet. The aircraft had just changed frequencies to reno approach control, but prior to contacting reno impacted a glider over the pine nut mountain range. The glider did not have its transponder turned on. The right wing of the glider was severed from the fuselage and the glider pilot exited the airframe and parachuted safely to the ground where he was rescued a few hours later. The Hawker jet nose area was severely damaged and the instrument panel had erupted into the laps of the flight crew. The jet's right engine failed due to glider parts ingestion. The crew continued a descent and talking with reno approach control, identified the carson city airport where they opted to land with the landing gear up due to the normal landing system inoperative due to loss of hydraulic pressure. No injuries to any passengers, although one passenger stated that when he tightened his seat belt, one side of the belt was not connected to a secure point, so he changed seats and, again, when he attempted to tighten the seat belt, one end of the second seat belt was not secured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A HAWKER 800-XP JET WAS ON AN IFR, FAR PART 91K FLIGHT FROM KCRQ (CARLSBAD, CA) TO KRNO (RENO, NEVADA) AT 16000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST CHANGED FREQUENCIES TO RENO APPROACH CONTROL, BUT PRIOR TO CONTACTING RENO IMPACTED A GLIDER OVER THE PINE NUT MOUNTAIN RANGE. THE GLIDER DID NOT HAVE ITS TRANSPONDER TURNED ON. THE RIGHT WING OF THE GLIDER WAS SEVERED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE GLIDER PILOT EXITED THE AIRFRAME AND PARACHUTED SAFELY TO THE GROUND WHERE HE WAS RESCUED A FEW HOURS LATER. THE HAWKER JET NOSE AREA WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD ERUPTED INTO THE LAPS OF THE FLIGHT CREW. THE JET'S RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO GLIDER PARTS INGESTION. THE CREW CONTINUED A DESCENT AND TALKING WITH RENO APPROACH CONTROL, IDENTIFIED THE CARSON CITY AIRPORT WHERE THEY OPTED TO LAND WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP DUE TO THE NORMAL LANDING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS, ALTHOUGH ONE PASSENGER STATED THAT WHEN HE TIGHTENED HIS SEAT BELT, ONE SIDE OF THE BELT WAS NOT CONNECTED TO A SECURE POINT, SO HE CHANGED SEATS AND, AGAIN, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN THE SEAT BELT, ONE END OF THE SECOND SEAT BELT WAS NOT SECURED.

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 LAX06FA277Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportSmith, NVThe failure of the glider pilot to utilize his transponder and the high closure rate of the two aircraft, which limited each pilot's opportunity to see and avoid the other aircraft.Aug 28, 2006 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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