20210213003869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dassault 900EX · San Diego, CA · February 13, 2021

Date
February 13, 2021 · 11:47 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Air
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N823RC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA110
Reported as
Dassault 900EX
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
8,300 total22 in this make and model22 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 February 13, 2021, at about 11:47 PST, N823RC attempted to depart runway 28R enroute to kona, Hawaii (phko). The aircraft started aborting the takeoff with about 1435? Of runway remaining, which resulted in the aircraft overrunning the departure end by approximately 560?. After traveling 316? Past the departure end, the aircraft hit a berm that sheared all three landing gears. The aircraft slid on its fuselage for another 234?. Both wing tanks breached causing a large fuel spill but no post-crash fire and the aircraft remained upright. All five occupants evacuated safely. The pilot in the left seat suffered a minor injury from scraping his forehead on the heads up display (hud). At the time of the accident niether pilot held a type rating for the falcon 900EX. The PIC, privacy data omitted, had his pilot certificate revoked two years prior to this accident. privacy data omitted Was acting as PIC on the accident flight without a valid airman certificate.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 13, 2021, AT ABOUT 11:47 PST, N823RC ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 28R ENROUTE TO KONA, HAWAII (PHKO). THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WITH ABOUT 1435? OF RUNWAY REMAINING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT OVERRUNNING THE DEPARTURE END BY APPROXIMATELY 560?. AFTER TRAVELING 316? PAST THE DEPARTURE END, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BERM THAT SHEARED ALL THREE LANDING GEARS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS FUSELAGE FOR ANOTHER 234?. BOTH WING TANKS BREACHED CAUSING A LARGE FUEL SPILL BUT NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT. ALL FIVE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED SAFELY. THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY FROM SCRAPING HIS FOREHEAD ON THE HEADS UP DISPLAY (HUD). AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT NIETHER PILOT HELD A TYPE RATING FOR THE FALCON 900EX. THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE REVOKED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PIC ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WITHOUT A VALID AIRMAN CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

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