- Date
- April 25, 1986, 19:45 local (Apr 26, 1986, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46MTCessna 501
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860425015249A
- Case key
- 25141
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Based on the flt's landing weight, an approach ref speed of 99 knots was calculated by the pilot. He reported that 115 knots was used during the approach. The pilot said that during the descent to the airport, one aircraft was heard to make a go-around 'due to winds, but landed successfully on the second landing.' At between 50 and 35 ft AGL on short final to rwy 29, the pilot noted the airspeed 'instantaneously went from 115 KTS to 85 KTS,' and full power application and control inputs to arrest the descent did not stop the aircraft from touching down hard on the rwy. The airport manager estimated that the winds at the time were from the nw at 15 gusting 30 to 35 KTS. The tweb rte 426 forcast, which included the area of the airport, stated that 'nw winds across ridges and thru passes between 20 and 45 KTS with locally higher gusts' in addition to 'mtn wave conditions with areas of wind shear' were expected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46MT
- Reported as
- Cessna 501
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 501-0689
- Engine
- P&W JT15D-1B, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Manchester Tank & Equip. Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LBB · Lubbock, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes, runway 29, 4,030 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSP, 14 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.