WPR23LA081

NTSB accident investigation · Embraer Executive EMB-505 · Hawthorne, CA · December 28, 2022

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal report
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.

Performance/control parameters: surface speed/brakingAircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possibleAll aircraft: 238 casesProbable cause
Ceiling/visibility/precip: rainEnvironmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipmentAll aircraft: 56 cases
Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surfaceEnvironmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipmentAll aircraft: 141 cases
Use of equip/info: aircraft controlPersonnel issues › Task performance · PilotAll aircraft: 9,295 casesProbable cause

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.

Runway excursionLanding-landing rollAll aircraft: 3,643 casesDefining event

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.