# NTSB CEN09LA100: Beechcraft 390, N20NL, Lewistown, MO, December 23, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 23, 2008, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Lewistown, MO - Coordinates: 40.109294, -91.910621 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1093&lon=-91.9106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 29, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Hawker Beechcraft, Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 73132 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09LA100 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73132/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA100 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during landing on an ice-contaminated runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon 390, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7150030), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon 390, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7150030), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Raytheon 390, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md?model=7150030), [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Raytheon 390, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7150030), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Raytheon 390, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7150030), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis Prior to departure, the pilot was informed that it had been raining; the roads were wet, but no mention of ice at his destination. During the approach to the destination airport, the runway appeared "wet", and a normal approach and landing was attempted. The airplane touched down at 110 knots, the pilot "then deployed lift dump and [then applied the] brakes". Unable to get braking action, the pilot tried to slide the airplane "left and right" to get traction, but could not. The airplane departed the south end of the 4,370-foot-long runway, went over the edge of an embankment and stopped next to a levee. There were no reported pre-impact malfunctions with the airplane. The Manufacturer Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement for Airplanes Operating on Wet and Contaminated Runways; General Information Section, states operations on runways contaminated with ice or wet ice are not recommended and no operational information is provided. Using the supplement, the anticipated landing distance on a wet runway was calculated to be about 3,400 feet, the anticipated landing distance on an uncontaminated runway was calculated to be approximately 2,800 feet, and the prescribed landing speed (Vref) was determined to be about 111 knots. A braking action (runway condition) report for the private airfield's runway did not exist, nor was one required. ## Factual narrative On December 23, 2008, about 1500 Central Standard Time, a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier I) twin-engine business jet, N20NL, sustained substantial damage after landing and departing the runway surface at the Sharpe Farms Airport (MO09), Lewistown, Missouri. The crew of two pilots and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to CNS Corporation and operated by the pilot. An instrument rules flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 cross-country flight. The flight originated from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport Kansas City, Missouri, with MO09 as its intended destination. According to the pilot, he broke out of the clouds at 2,200 feet with the airfield in sight and that the runway appeared "wet". He stated that they "touched down at 110 knots, deployed lift dump, and [then] brakes". The pilot confirmed the anti-skid chatter in the brakes, and kept brake application. After touchdown the pilot thought about doing a go-around; however, due to the length of runway remaining, and the time required to produce full power for rotation/climb-out, he continued his attempt to try and stop the airplane on the runway. The pilot added that he tried to slide the airplane both, "left and right" trying to get traction, but could not. The airplane departed the south end of the runway, went over the edge of an embankment, and stopped next to a levee. The crew and passengers opened the cabin door and exited the airplane normally. The pilot added that prior to departure, he talked with a couple people (at Lewistown) and that they told him that it had been raining; the roads were wet, but no mention of ice. The pilot reported no pre-impact malfunctions with the airplane. The airplane was powered by two Williams FJ44 turbo-fan engines, and not equipped with thrust reversers. The Manufacturer Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement for Airplanes Operating on Wet and Contaminated Runways; General Information Section, states operations on runways contaminated with ice or wet ice are not recommended and no operational information is provided. A runway is considered as wet when there is sufficient moisture on the surface to cause it to appear reflective, but without significant areas of standing water. Using the supplement, the anticipated landing distance on a wet runway was calculated to be about 3,400 feet, the anticipated landing distance on an uncontaminated runway was calculated to be approximately 2,800 feet, and the prescribed landing speed (Vref) was determined to be about 111 knots. Sharpe Farms Airport (MO09) is a private use airfield and has a single runway oriented in a 13/31 configuration. Runway 13 was reported to be a 4,370-foot long, asphalt runway. A braking action (runway condition) report for the runway did not exist, nor was one required. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N20NL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20NL-2013-01-29), registration cancelled 2013-01-29, S/N RB-106 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beechcraft 390 - Registry model: [Raytheon 390](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-390) (registry code 7150030) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: RB-106 - Airframe hours: 1927 - Engines: turbo fan; Williams FJ-44 2300 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91 - Operator: Cns Corporation - Registered owner: Cns Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, September 1, 2008 - Departed: MKC, KC Downtown, MO - Destination: MO09, Lewistown, MO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: MO09, Sparpe Farms Airport, runway 13, 4,370 × 65 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 18, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 13,750 total, 1,927 in this make and model, 13,500 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 23; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 10, 2008; seat: right; flight hours: 1,005 total, 155 in this make and model, 805 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 15 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 30 °F - Observed at: UIN, 29 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20081223853649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081223853649A), Dec 23, 2008: Raythn 390, Lewistown, MO, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] And [privacy data omitted] operated N20NL on 12/23/2008 from mkc to MO09. In a statement made by [privacy data omitted], he noted that… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.