What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/05/2024 at approximately 1000 hours local time the accident aircraft departed Chautauqua county dunkirk airport (dkk) en route to fort lauderdale executive airport(fxe). During climb out the crew squawked 7700 due to an odor of smoke and loss of radio communication. Aircraft diverted to jhw. While attempting to land runway 25 the aircraft landed hard in the sod approx. 200 ft short of the paved surface, struck approach lights and both main landing gear were detached from the aircraft. The aircraft subsequently caught fire and slid down the runway beyond RUNWAY13/31 intersection and exited the left side approx. 2150 ft from the initial impact. The aircraft came to rest approx. 225 ft from the runway left edge. Both occupants were able to exit the aircraft. One occupant was badly injured and transported to the hospital via helicopter andthe other via ambulance. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/05/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS LOCAL TIME THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY DUNKIRK AIRPORT (DKK) EN ROUTE TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(FXE). DURING CLIMB OUT THE CREW SQUAWKED 7700 DUE TO AN ODOR OF SMOKE AND LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO JHW. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 25 THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN THE SOD APPROX. 200 FT SHORT OF THE PAVED SURFACE, STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY BEYOND RUNWAY13/31 INTERSECTION AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE APPROX. 2150 FT FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROX. 225 FT FROM THE RUNWAY LEFT EDGE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. ONE OCCUPANT WAS BADLY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER ANDTHE OTHER VIA AMBULANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.