# Accident 20070124000519A: Cessna 550, Butler, PA, January 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2007, 09:05 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FDIA
- Location: 40.7789° N, 79.9414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7789&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492AT-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070124000519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) CREW ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH AIRCRAFT ABOVE VREF AND POINT OF TOUCH DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,200 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING ON RUNWAY SURFACE DESCRIBED AS BRAKING ACTION "FAIR".

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC07FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA058), Jan 24, 2007: Cessna 550 (N492AT), Butler, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The copilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision, which resulted in an overrun. Contributing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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