20070610012219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AMD FALCON900 · Santa Barbara, CA · June 10, 2007

Date
June 10, 2007 · 14:15 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N914DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07LA152
Reported as
AMD FALCON900
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total398 in this make and model138 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) Aircraft aborted takeoff after suspected control failure. Aircraft was unable to stop prior to end of runway. Aircraft departed end of runway and sheared off nose landing gear. Aircraft came to rest approximately 100 yards beyond end of runway. Investigation has indicated that aircraft exceeded gross weight limits at time of takeoff. Operator did not comply with MEL procedures iaw the loa. Thrust reversers were rendered inoperative without an entry in aircraft log. T/r's have exceeded repair interval for being inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER SUSPECTED CONTROL FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BEYOND END OF RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION HAS INDICATED THAT AIRCRAFT EXCEEDED GROSS WEIGHT LIMITS AT TIME OF TAKEOFF. OPERATOR DID NOT COMPLY WITH MEL PROCEDURES IAW THE LOA. THRUST REVERSERS WERE RENDERED INOPERATIVE WITHOUT AN ENTRY IN AIRCRAFT LOG. T/R'S HAVE EXCEEDED REPAIR INTERVAL FOR BEING INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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