LAX73FUM21

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 23 · Carlsbad, CA · March 8, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1973
Place
Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N332PCLear Jet 23
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730308005129A
Case key
169810

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0443   73/3/8    CARLSBAD,CALIF      LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N332PC              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 30, 3113 TOTAL HOURS, 458
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               CARLSBAD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           53                                                      170
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- LND IN KNOWN ADVERSE RWY COND. RAN OFF RWY INTO MUD.

Aircraft

Registration
N332PC
Reported as
Lear Jet 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palomar

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N332PC · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.