# Accident 20201101020469A: Raytheon Aircraft Company 400A, Fernandina Beac, FL, November 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2020, 14:05 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MFGA
- Location: 30.6118° N, 81.4612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6118&lon=-81.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456FL-2021-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 400A (registry code 7150010, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-3AP (registry code 66851, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-3ap) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-3AP
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,445 total, 526 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201101020469A

## Narrative

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

N456FL WAS MAKING A RNAV REY 13 APPROACH TO KFHB. SEC CHECKED AWOS CALL A 4 KNOT TAILWIND GUSTING 18 FOR LANDING. "TOLD" CALCULATIONS VERIFIED 5100' WET RUNWAY WAS WITHIN LIMITS. RAIN SHOWERS HAD PASSED THRU THE AREA BEFORE LANDING.  RUNWAY INSIGHT AT 3 MILES, CANCELLED IFR CLEARANCE. NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON SPEED AND TARGET. SPEED BRAKES DEPLOYED AT 97 KNOTS. NEGATIVE BRAKING ACTION.  ANTI-SKID DISABLED NEGATIVE BRAKING. SIDE TO SIDE STEERING HELPED REDUCE SPEED A LITTLE.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ERA21LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA036), Nov 1, 2020: Raytheon 400A (N456FL), Fernandina Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's improper decision to land with a tailwind on a wet runway, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the copilot’s early retraction of the speed brakes…

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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