- Date
- September 1, 2008, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Telluride, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N839QSCessna 560
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Windshear or thunderstorm
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 2009
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20080901845599A
- Case key
- 68859
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing. A factor was the reported wind shear.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On final approach to land, the twin-jet airplane encountered an increasing headwind accompanied by a "Caution Wind shear" audio alert, while approximately 50 feet above ground level. The airplane landed hard and bounced several times before departing the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot and copilot were able to exit unassisted. The forward pressure bulkhead, fuselage, and left aileron sustained structural damage during the accident. In addition, the nose wheel assembly was found separated from the fuselage. An examination of the nose wheel assembly revealed that the fracture was consistent with an overload failure. No anomalies were reported with the airplane's flight controls or engines.
Factual narrative
On final approach to land, the twin jet airplane encountered an increasing headwind accompanied by a "Caution Wind shear" audio alert, while approximately 50 feet above ground level. The airplane landed hard and bounced several times before departing the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot and copilot were able to exit the unassisted. The forward pressure bulkhead, fuselage, and left aileron sustained structural damage during the accident. In addition, the nose wheel assembly was found separated from the fuselage. An examination of the nose wheel assembly reveled that the fracture was consistent with an overload failure. No anomalies were reported with the airplane’s flight controls or engines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N839QS
- Reported as
- Cessna 560
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 560-0690
- Airframe hours
- 2,741
- Engines
- P&W Canada PW535A, 3,400 horsepower, turbo fanP&W Canada PW535A, 3,400 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- NetJets Aviation, Inc
- Registered owner
- Cit Group/Equipment Financing Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · August 5, 2008
- Departed
- KSGR · Houston, TX
- Destination
- KTEX · Tellurdie, CO
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- KTEX · Telluride Regional Airport, runway 09, 6,870 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 14,763 total · 448 in this make and model · 14,000 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 41
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 17, 2008
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,844 total · 429 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- KTEX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.