# Accident 20200103003209A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp HAWKER 900XP, San Juan, PR, January 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2020, 10:40 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4369° N, 66.0050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4369&lon=-66.0050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker Beechcraft HAWKER 900XP (registry code 4220011, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-hawker-900xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-50R (registry code 33940, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-50r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP HAWKER 900XP
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200103003209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING TJIG AIRPORT FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE CAPTAIN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY 9 INSIGHT DURING FINAL APPROACH DETERMINED THAT WAS TOO HIGH AND DECIDED TO RETARD THE POWER LEVERS TO FLIGHT IDLE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK EXCESSIVELY UNDERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY AND HITTING THE EDGE OF AN 8 FEET CLIFF WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEARS, CREW EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT TAXI OUT OF THE RUNWAY AND PARKED AT CUSTOMS FACILITY TO CLEAR FLIGHT. THE CREW NOTICED THAT LEFT HAND WING NAVIGATION LIGHT LENS BROKE OFF, AND THAT LEFT INNER TIRE WAS FLAT.

CREW CALLED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TO CHECK THE DISCREPANCIES AND REPORT A HARD LANDING, THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN NOTICE WHILE CHECKING THE REPORTED DISCREPANCIES THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE ON THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS ROOT AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA073), Jan 3, 2020: Beech Hawker 900XP (N805D), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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