Raytheon Corporate Jets 390 PREMIER I N5010X

Summary

On 27 May 2004 at about 22:57 local time, a Raytheon Corporate Jets 390 PREMIER I registered N5010X, operated by 390 LLC, was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 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

27 May 2004 at 22:57

Classification

Accident

Location

North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

North Las Vegas Air Terminal (VGT)

Coordinates

36.2105, -115.1191

Aircraft

Raytheon Corporate Jets 390 PREMIER I

Registration

N5010X

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

390 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palm Springs → North Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA04MA049

Nobody was injured.

The flight's unstabilized approach and excessive speed. Contributing to the excessive touchdown speed was the presence of a tailwind at landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane overran the runway after landing on runway 7. The passenger stated that he felt that the approach was "fast" and that the pilot was "behind the power curve" because of high minimum en route altitudes in the area and that they had to "hustle down" during the descent. The passenger indicated that the flight crossed the runway threshold "maybe a bit more" that 10 knots above Vref and touched down about 10 knots above Vref. He said it was not a stabilized approach. Landing distance calculations and other evidence suggest that the lift dump panels did not extend after landing; however, the investigation did not determine the reason(s) for the lack of lift dump. No evidence was found of any failures affecting the lift dump or braking systems. Evidence and interview statements reveal that the pilot flew an unstabilized approach to the runway and landed well above target speed. The high landing speed was result of the pilot's excessive airspeed on the approach and a tailwind component of about 8 knots. Although the pilot landed the airplane within the touchdown area, the airplane's speed upon touchdown was about 17 knots above the prescribed speed. The flight's unstabilized approach and excessive speed should have prompted the pilot to initiate a missed approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.