# Accident 20201202021719A: Cessna 551, Lufkin, TX, December 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2020, 08:45 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1400° N, 94.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1400&lon=-94.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DK-2022-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 551 (registry code 2076605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201202021719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN AT THE 1000 FOOT MARK ON RUNWAY 16 AT LFK. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES THE ANTI-SKID RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE PILOT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WITH NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT OVER SHOT THE RUNWAY, CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PILOT BUMPED HIS NOSE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

THE RUNWAY SURFACE HAD STANDING WATER FROM THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AT LFK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS CONTINUOUS RAIN AND MIST. AIRNAV AIRPORT INFORMATION STATES THE RUNWAY LENGTH FOR 16 IS 4311 X 100 FEET AND AN 8:1 SLOPE TOWARD THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

WEATHER REPORT KLFK 021353Z 12010KT 10-RA BRN090 09/05 A3012 RMK A02 RAB30

## 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 CEN21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA071), Dec 2, 2020: Cessna 551 (N48DK), Lufkin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land on a runway that did not provide enough length to stop the airplane given the wet surface conditions, resulting in a runway excursion.

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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