- Date
- February 15, 1989, 07:22 local (12:22 UTC)
- Place
- Binghamton, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N232RADassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890215001939A
- Case key
- 36268
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot(s). Factors related to the accident were: icy runway conditions and failure of the drag chute to properly open after it was deployed.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Drg arrival, the cargo flt (reliant 232) contacted Binghamton apch ctl & rcvd vectors for an ILS rwy 16 apch. At that time, the ATIS had information (information kilo) that there was light freezing rain, that all paved surfaces had a thin layer of ice, & that braking action was poor. The coplt made the apch & lndg. The capt rprtd that touchdown was normal in the 1st 1000' of the rwy & that the airbrake was used, but they did not know that braking action was nil untilthey were on the landing roll. By the time they realized braking was nil, there was insufficient rwy remaining for a safe go-around. The capt rprtd he deployed the drag chute, but a witness who saw the chute, rprtd it did not open. Subsequently, the acft contd off the dep end of the 6298 ft rwy, went down a steep embankment & was extensively dmgd. The required distance to stop on an icy rwy was estimated to be 5344 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N232RA
- Reported as
- Dassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon D (FAN JET FA)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 232
- Airframe hours
- 17,595
- Engine
- GE CF-700-2D, 4,250 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Reliant Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 17, 1988 · 610 hours before
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis,, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BGM · Edwin Link/Broome County, runway 16, 6,298 × 150 ft, ice
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,970 total · 1,499 in this make and model · 1,700 as pilot in command · 229 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BGM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.