- Date
- February 18, 1993, 08:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Clovis, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2666JCessna 340A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930218002839A
- Case key
- 18700
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to execute a go around. Factors were the tailwind, the icy runway conditions and the pilot's improper touchdown point
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After executing a localizer approach, the airplane landed with 1,000 feet remaining on a 6,200 foot icy and slippery runway and overran the departure end of the runway. The airplane continued on the runway centerline and impacted the localizer antenna prior to coming to a complete stop. The tailwind at the time of the accident was reported to be higher than the 7 knots reported by the AWOS. The first approach terminated with a missed approach.
Factual narrative
On February 18, 1993, at approximately 0825 mountain standard time, a Cessna 340 twin engine airplane, N2666J, was substantially damaged upon impact with terrain and airport facilities while landing at the Clovis Municipal Airport, in Clovis, New Mexico. The airline transport pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane departed Albuquerque, New Mexico, at approximately 0720 that morning. Upon arrival at Clovis, New Mexico, the airplane was cleared for a localizer approach to runway 04. The pilot reported that he was able to see the runway environment but executed a missed approach because he was not in position to land. Following the missed approach, the pilot requested and was provided vectors for a second approach. On the second localizer approach, the airplane touched down long on the runway and overran the departure end, impacting the localizer antenna prior to coming to a stop. The pilot and his two passengers exited the airplane unassisted.
According to the pilot, the approach was normal and the touchdown was made abeam the 1,000 foot remaining marker. Braking action was very poor due to the runway being icy and very slippery. A passenger seated in the right rear seat also stated that the airplane touched down with only one fourth of the runway remaining. Two witnesses also stated that the tailwind was much stronger than the 7 knots being reported by the AWOS. The pilot also stated that he had in excess of 600 hours in the airplane and he was very familiar with the airport and that particular approach since he made the same round trip at least three times a week.
Damage to the airplane included a collapsed left main landing gear, a partially collapsed nose landing gear, spar damage to the left wing, a ruptured left fuel tank, a misaligned fuselage, a punctured right wing tip fuel tank, and general distortion of the left engine cowling.
The airplane was released to the owner's representative at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2666J
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0718
- Airframe hours
- 4,447
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Omega Associates Pa
- Registered owner
- Omega Associates Pa
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1993 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CVN · Clovis Municipal, runway 4, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,828 total · 641 in this make and model · 5,600 as pilot in command · 116 in the last 90 days · 46 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 1.25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVS, 11 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.