- Date
- November 7, 1985, 07:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Sparta, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N100HFHawker Siddeley DH 125-400A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851107056099A
- Case key
- 6905
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Ten minutes prior to landing heavy rain fell on airport. Acft mad normal touchdown,spoilers & lift dump activated.PIC delayed brake application as usual and did not get thrust levers in idle. After acft passed mid-field taxiway PIC reported brakes became ineffective. Acft hydroplaned on water-covered runway and overran departure end,down and embankment, & hit a ditch. Runway had an off center crown, grass was about two feet tall at runway edge, and a dam had formed from previously cut grass which prevented water drainage. Airport manager said he was not aware water would stand on runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100HF
- Reported as
- Hawker Siddeley DH 125-400A (DH 125-400)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NA 717
- Airframe hours
- 8,461
- Engine
- Garrett TFE 731-3-1H, 3,700 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hardee'S Food System, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 16, 1985
- Departed
- RWI · Rocky Mount, NC
- Destination
- SRB · Sparta, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SRB · Sparta-White Co., runway 3, 5,006 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,161 total · 1,802 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 173 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.