# NTSB SEA93FA040: Dassault-Breguet Falcon 10, N50TE, Mccall, ID, December 18, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: December 18, 1992, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Location: 44.9031° N, 116.1042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from MC CALL MUNI (MYL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9031&lon=-116.1042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA93FA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42933/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA040

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE INOPERATIVE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WERE FACTORS.

## Analysis

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A CONTAMINATED RUNWAY, THE COPILOT NOTED A LACK OF ACCELERATION. JUST BEYOND MIDFIELD, THE COPILOT CALLED FOR AN ABORT, HOWEVER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REACH VR AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE AIRPLANE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AND TRAVELLED THROUGH A FIVE FOOT HIGH SNOWBANK AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION, EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION OR 23 PERCENT OF MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE CORRECTLY IF THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE SET IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT POSITION. IN THE DIM POSITION, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. DURING THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION, THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE FOUND IN THE DIM POSITION.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,parking brake - engaged (cause)
  - annunciator panel light(s) - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not followed, copilot/second pilot (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50TE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TE-2012-11-19), registration cancelled 2012-11-19, S/N 86, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT-BREGUET FALCON 10
- Registry model: [Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-10) (registry code 2730101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 86
- Airframe hours: 4657
- Engines: GARRETT TFE731-2-1C 3050 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Manchester Group
- Registered owner: Torrey Leasing Company
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 2, 2000
- Destination: SAN, SAN DIEGO, CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MYL, Mccall, runway 34, 6,100 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,006 total, 420 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 18 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19921218050889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218050889A), Dec 18, 1992: Amd FALCON10, Mc Call, ID, Substantial damage. Lacked acceleration on takeoff. Failed to abort. Overran runway. Parking brake on but warning light inoperative.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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