- Date
- October 19, 1985, 15:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bloomington, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 17 minor, 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N923RCVickers Viscount VC-810
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 15846
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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.
Analysis
Drg an ILS to rwy 35, the apch was normal until the acft was aprx 100' abv the decision height, except there was condensation on the windshield. Touchdown was hard. A witness said the acft lndd aprx 1/3 of the way down the 5200' rwy. After lndg, with the props in 'ground fine,' braking action was ineffective on the wet rwy. The acft was not equipped with an anti-skid braking sys. Subsequently, the acft contd off the rwy & went down an embankment into a field. Scrub marks on the rwy & reverted rubber on the tires indicated the acft was hydroplaning. According to the flt manual, 4500' (plus a 10% factor for no anti-skid) would have been required to stop on a dry rwy in the prevailing wx conds, which included a slight tailwind. Two pax, acting as flt attendants (f/a's), assisted the other pax in evacuating. An investigation revealed the f/a's were not properly trained; the pax were not completely briefed before the flt; & the pax briefing cards were inadequate. The acft was on a business flt to transport an entertainment troupe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N923RC
- Reported as
- Vickers Viscount VC-810 (VISCOUNT V)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320
- Airframe hours
- 11,707
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce DART 525, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ray Charles Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 14, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- LEX · Lexington, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BMG · Monroe County, runway 35, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BMG