Aero Vodochody Aero Works L-39C N8098T

Summary

On 7 March 2005 at about 14:30 local time, a Aero Vodochody Aero Works L-39C registered N8098T was involved in an accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 March 2005 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN)

Coordinates

29.5793, -90.8091

Aircraft

Aero Vodochody Aero Works L-39C

Registration

N8098T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houma → Shreveport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA080

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's misjudgment of airspeed and his failure to abort the landing resulting in an overrun. A contributing factor was the wet runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 7,200-hour pilot reported that during landing roll, the airplane overran the departure of the 5,017-foot long runway. The airplane rolled down a shallow hill, and came to rest on a road. The nose gear was collapsed. The pilot stated that during the non-precision instrument approach at an airspeed of 140 knots, the airplane descended below the minimum descent altitude. After reestablishing the correct altitude, the pilot established visual contact with the runway environment and "performed a normal landing in the normal touchdown area." During the landing roll, on the wet runway, the pilot noted braking action was poor. Despite using the hand brake and emergency hand brake system, braking action remained poor. The pilot reported the accident could have been prevented by "more conservative estimation of runway stopping distance on (a) wet runway, and better airspeed control on short final after viewing the runway environment."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.