- Date
- December 27, 2022, 18:29 local (Dec 28, 2022, 02:29 UTC)
- Place
- Hawthorne, CA · Hawthorne Airport
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16DFEmbraer Executive EMB-505
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20221227021999A
- Case key
- 106530
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Probable cause
A runway overrun due to the pilot’s failure to stop the airplane as a result of diminished braking action due to a water contaminated runway surface.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, prior to landing, she obtained weather conditions at the airport, which included calm wind and light rain. After calculating the landing performance, she determined that the destination airport was adequate, and continued the approach to landing. Upon touchdown, she realized that the runway was wetter than anticipated, and applied maximum braking efforts, which included the application of the emergency brake system. Despite the use of maximum braking, the airplane “failed to decelerate at the normal rate.” The pilot initiated a right turn to decelerate, however, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway and impacted approach lighting and the airport perimeter fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 9 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 090° at 3 knots, 7 statute miles visibility and light rain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16DF
- Reported as
- Embraer Executive EMB-505
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50500167
- Built
- 2013
- Airframe hours
- 2,396.4
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E, 3,478 lbs thrust, geared turbofanPratt & Whitney Canada PW535E, 3,478 lbs thrust, geared turbofan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Solairus Aviation
- Registered owner
- Skystallion LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 22, 2022 · 60.6 hours before
- Departed
- JAC · Jackson, WY
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HHR · Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Muni, runway 25, 4,884 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- October 31, 2022
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 4,315 total · 3,599 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Observed at
- KHHR, 1 nm away
- METAR
- SPECI KHHR 280220Z 09003KT 7SM -RA FEW007 SCT013 OVC029 16/13 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB19 P0001 T01560133=
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 20, 2023, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 7.5 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.