20140105000099A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Canadair CL-600-2B16 · Aspen, CO · January 5, 2014

Date: January 5, 2014 · 12:22 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Airport: Aspen Pitkin County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N115WF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14FA099
Reported as: Canadair CL-600-2B16
Reported engine: GE CF34 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,210 total12 in this make and model

N115WFRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 2014 · Canadair CL-600-2B16S/N 5153 · Built 1994 Airframe modelCanadair CL-600-2B16 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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On January 5, 2014, at 1222 MST, N115WF, a Canadair CL-600-2B16, impacted runway 15 while attempting to land at the Aspen/Pitkin county airport, Aspen, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions with variable and gusty winds prevailed at the time, an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, the PIC and passenger were seriously injured, and the SIC received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 5, 2014, AT 1222 MST, N115WF, A CANADAIR CL-600-2B16, IMPACTED RUNWAY 15 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT, ASPEN, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PIC AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE SIC RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

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 CEN14FA099Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAspen, COThe flight crew's failure to maintain airplane control during landing following an unstabilized approach. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's decision to land with a tailwind above the airplane's operating limitations and their failure not to…Jan 5, 2014 · Destroyed