- Date
- June 11, 1985, 07:31 local (14:31 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69GTAero Commander 1121
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850611023949A
- Case key
- 24512
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Analysis
The plt, executing and ILS apch, observed a primary hydraulic pressure drop and declared his intent to land without the use of flaps, speed brakes, reversers or nose wheel steering. The acft ran off the end of the rwy during landing, traveled aprx 1300 ft and came to rest on a golf course after striking 2 vehicles and a chain link fence. Post accident investigation revealed .8 quarts of hydraulic fluid (skydrol) in the reservoir. Reservoir capacity is 1.28 U.S. Gallons. The plt stated he pumped the brakes on apch to build pressure in the emergency brake system. The plt announced he had no braked after touchdown. The jet commander 1121 operator's manual cautions against this practice. A functional check of the thrust reversers by on-scene investigators produced 2 complete cycles of operation. Two persons located in a ground vehicle were injured during the overrun landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69GT
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 1121
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44
- Engine
- GE CJ-610-1, 2,850 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- James E. Mayfield
- Registered owner
- Midwest Jet Sales, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- TUC · Tucson, AZ
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys, runway 16R, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 90 in this make and model · 4,700 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY, 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.