20190112017349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Canadair CL-600-2A12 · Uvalde, TX · January 12, 2019

Date
January 12, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place
Uvalde, TX
Airport
Ox Ranch
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
T6CJ
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N813WT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA054
Reported as
Canadair CL-600-2A12
Reported engine
GE CF-34-1A
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total3,500 in this make and model60 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.

On final for runway 35 at Ox Ranch, 01TX, at 50FT above touchdown pilot retarded the throttles to idle and at that time encountered wind shear, 50KT loss of airspeed. The airspeed dropped rapidly and the wind shear violently forced the aircraft down onto the runway from left to right. With max left control corrections, pilot unlocked the thrust reversers, applied brakes and reached to get ground spoilers deployed. At that time, pilot stated that it felt like the right gear collapsed. Further control inputs gave no response nor did the tiller. The aircraft ended up sliding in the grass and through a fence before coming to a stop some distance from the runway. After stopped, the co-pilot opened the door and evacuated the 8 passengers out of the aircraft. Pilot ran the appropriate checklist for the situation and exited the aircraft. No injuries were reported at the time. No post-crash fire. The right main gear did collapse pushing the mechanism up through the wing. The fencing damaged the wings and horizontal and vertical stabilizers significantly.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 35 AT OX RANCH, 01TX, AT 50FT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND AT THAT TIME ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR, 50KT LOSS OF AIRSPEED. THE AIRSPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY AND THE WIND SHEAR VIOLENTLY FORCED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. WITH MAX LEFT CONTROL CORRECTIONS, PILOT UNLOCKED THE THRUST REVERSERS, APPLIED BRAKES AND REACHED TO GET GROUND SPOILERS DEPLOYED. AT THAT TIME, PILOT STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. FURTHER CONTROL INPUTS GAVE NO RESPONSE NOR DID THE TILLER. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP SLIDING IN THE GRASS AND THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SOME DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY. AFTER STOPPED, THE CO-PILOT OPENED THE DOOR AND EVACUATED THE 8 PASSENGERS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST FOR THE SITUATION AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME. NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID COLLAPSE PUSHING THE MECHANISM UP THROUGH THE WING. THE FENCING DAMAGED THE WINGS AND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZERS SIGNIFICANTLY.

NTSB investigation

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