Cessna 525 N63HB

Summary

On 15 February 1995 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 525 registered N63HB, operated by M & M Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Wauchula, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 February 1995 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wauchula, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Wachula Municipal (FD06)

Coordinates

27.5392, -81.8008

Aircraft

Cessna 525

Registration

N63HB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

M & M Air Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crystal River → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA95LA074

Nobody was injured.

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED ON APPROACH. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPER DECISION OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WHILE ADEQUATE RUNWAY REMAINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the jet stated he flew the airplane at a faster than normal final approach speed, landed long, and overran the end of the runway. Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane touched down 2,304 feet from the approach end of the runway, which was 4,000 feet long. Performance charts show the airplane's final approach speed to be 108 knots, which would give the airplane the capability of stopping in 2,650 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.