# NTSB CEN22LA126: Embraer Executive EMB-500, N68NH, Detroit, MI, February 18, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: February 18, 2022, 12:52 local (17:52 UTC)
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Coordinates: 42.418325, -83.016706 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4183&lon=-83.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104672/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104672
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA126

## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to land on the contaminated runway with previous reports of unfavorable braking action.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Embraer Executive EMB-500, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=3260414), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Airport facilities/design: runway/landing area condition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Embraer Executive EMB-500, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035/cases.md?model=3260414), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035/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: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Embraer Executive EMB-500, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=3260414), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that after touchdown, he was unable to stop the airplane on the 5,092 ft runway due to snow and ice contamination. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted airport lighting equipment, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that braking action was reported as 3/1/3, which corresponded to medium braking action for the initial 1/3 of the runway, poor braking action for the middle 1/3 of the runway, and medium braking action for the last 1/3 of the runway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and that he should have diverted to another airport with better runway conditions.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68NH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68NH), registered now, S/N 50000331, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-500
- Registry model: [Embraer Executive EMB-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-executive-emb-500) (registry code 3260414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw617f-e) (registry code 52293, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50000331
- Year built: 2014
- Airframe hours: 1003.3
- Engines: Pratt and Whitney PW610F-A 900 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Eclipse Transport LLC
- Registered owner: Eclipse Transport LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, April 9, 2021
- Departed: KBUY, Burlington, NC
- Destination: KDET, Detroit, MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DET, Coleman A Young Muni, runway 33, 5,092 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 3, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,192 total, 200 in this make and model, 2,044 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft broken
- Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: KDET, 1 nm away
- METAR: KDET 181753Z 22007KT 10SM BKN029 M07/M13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP463 T10671133 11067 21106 58011

## 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 20220218006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220218006529A), Feb 18, 2022: Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc EMB-500, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot was advised on approach that runway braking action reported as 3-1-3, due to compacted snow and ice. Pilot ran interpolated approach and landing distance…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 4, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104672. 3.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13589524&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20--_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Correspondence with airport operations (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 159 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13591181&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Correspondence%20with%20Airport%20Ops_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13801846&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20Pics%202-Rel.pdf

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.

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