# NTSB CHI92LA181: North American NA-265-50, N50CR, Cedar Rapids, IA, June 17, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1992, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Location: 41.8750° N, 91.6964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from THE EASTERN IOWA (CID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8750&lon=-91.6964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15473/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA181

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE COMPLETED AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AND REQUESTED TO CIRCLE TO LAND RUNWAY 13. THE TOWER WAS REPORTING WIND AS TWO FIVE ZERO AT TWO ONE. ON LANDING THE SECOND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED AN ELEVATED SERVICE ROAD OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 13 COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50CR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50CR-2018-01-08), registration cancelled 2018-01-08, S/N 287-1, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NA-265-50
- Registry model: [North American NA-265-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-50) (registry code 6402610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT12A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt12a-series) (registry code 52056, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287-001
- Airframe hours: 3813
- Engines: P&W JT-12-8A 3300 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Rockwell International Corp.
- Registered owner: Rockwell International Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 6, 1992, 28 hours before
- Departed: CID
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CID, Cedar Rapids Municipal, runway 13, 5,450 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 19,306 total, 1,619 in this make and model, 17,366 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 22 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CID, 1 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 19920617020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617020759A), Jun 17, 1992: Rkwell NA265, Cedar Rapids, IA, Substantial damage. Overshot runway landing in strong tailwind. Impacted elevated service road test flight for IFR. Instruments.

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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