BFO85FA012

NTSB accident investigation · Rockwell Sabreliner/NA265-40 · Glen Burnie, MD · January 9, 1985

Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal report
Date
January 9, 1985, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
Place
Glen Burnie, MD
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1863TRockwell Sabreliner/NA265-40
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
11125

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

UndershootLanding - flare/touchdown
Airspeed - not maintainedCopilot/second pilotFactor
Remedial action - improperCopilot/second pilotCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftCopilot/second pilot
Habit interferenceCopilot/second pilotCause
Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

While on short final the acft was obsvd to nose down into the displaced threshold of rwy 33L. The coplt stated that he sensed that he was getting slow and went to add pwr with his left hand. He was sitting for the first time in the left seat and although he had over 2400 total flt hrs, all but 2 hrs of that were in acft that had the throttle control on the left. The PIC attempted to pull back on the yoke but the gear collapsed on touchdown and the acft bounced back up into the air before settling back down on the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N1863T
Reported as
Rockwell Sabreliner/NA265-40 (SABRELINER)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
282-062
Airframe hours
9,044
Engine
P&W JT-12-8N, 3,300 lbs thrust, turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Business · Part 91
Registered owner
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal; Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection
Continuous airworthiness · October 2, 1984 · 61 hours before
Departed
BWI · MD
Airport
BWI · Baltimore Washington Intl, runway 33L, 9,519 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
59
Certificate
Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
10,729 total · 2,963 in this make and model · 7,388 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
320° at 10 knots, gusting 18
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
28 °F, dew point 12 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
BWI