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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AMD FALCON900 · Rifle, CO · March 23, 2007

Date: March 23, 2007 · 22:10 local
Place: Rifle, CO
Airport: Garfield County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: AWKA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N129KJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07LA078
Reported as: AMD FALCON900
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,496 total348 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/23/07 the flight crew departed scottdale, AZ to position the aircraft at Rifle, CO for a charter flight on 3/24/07. The crew made a decision to tanker fuel into Rifle so they could fly non-stop to d.c. the pilot approached at approximately 20 knots faster than recommended, landed on a slick runway and slid into the mud damaging the right main gear and the fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/23/07 THE FLIGHT CREW DEPARTED SCOTTDALE, AZ TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT AT RIFLE, CO FOR A CHARTER FLIGHT ON 3/24/07. THE CREW MADE A DECISION TO TANKER FUEL INTO RIFLE SO THEY COULD FLY NON-STOP TO D.C. THE PILOT APPROACHED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS FASTER THAN RECOMMENDED, LANDED ON A SLICK RUNWAY AND SLID INTO THE MUD DAMAGING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE FUEL TANK.

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 DEN07LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRifle, COThe pilot's improper decision to land with excessive airspeed during the approach and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure execute a missed approach, to use available…Mar 24, 2007 · Substantial damage