MKC73AK054

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 24 · Brainerd, MN · March 2, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1973
Place
Brainerd, MN · BRAINERD, MN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N661CPLear Jet 24
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730302006329A
Case key
169794

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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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3-0584   73/3/2    BRAINERD,MINN       LEAR JET 24         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0820                    N661CP              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 44, 2800 TOTAL HOURS, 680
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROW WING COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  BRAINERD,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           31                                                      130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT TURN TO FINAL. BOTH TIP TANKS HIT RWY,THEN NOSE GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N661CP
Reported as
Lear Jet 24
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crow Wing County

FAA reports on this event · 1

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