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FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-505 · West Chester, PA · June 1, 2017

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Date
June 1, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place
West Chester, PA
Airport
Brandywine
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68TJ
Reported as
Embraer EMB-505
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total375 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N68TJRegistered now · Embraer Executive EMB-505S/N 50500246 · Built 2015Airframe modelEmbraer Executive EMB-505Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW535ETurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Aircraft touched down 11' short of the pavement of runway 27 and 250' short of the displaced threshold (total 266'). Two runway end identifier lights were broken. The landing was made by a pilot rated passenger that was not type rated in the aircraft and not part of the required crew who was occupying a front seat. The type rated current and qualified pilot in command did not intervene or attempt to correct the low approach and subsequent undershooting of the runway landing area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 11' SHORT OF THE PAVEMENT OF RUNWAY 27 AND 250' SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD (TOTAL 266'). TWO RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS WERE BROKEN. THE LANDING WAS MADE BY A PILOT RATED PASSENGER THAT WAS NOT TYPE RATED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND NOT PART OF THE REQUIRED CREW WHO WAS OCCUPYING A FRONT SEAT. THE TYPE RATED CURRENT AND QUALIFIED PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT INTERVENE OR ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE LOW APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT UNDERSHOOTING OF THE RUNWAY LANDING AREA.