Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 N303FZ

Summary

On 24 March 2011 at about 02:50 local time, a Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10 registered N303FZ, operated by Aviation Transport Solutions, LLC, was involved in an accident near Sellersburg, Indiana, 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

24 March 2011 at 02:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Sellersburg, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Clark Regional Airport (KJVY)

Coordinates

38.3656, -85.7383

Aircraft

Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10

Registration

N303FZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Aviation Transport Solutions, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hamilton → Sellersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN11LA265

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in strong and gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the airplane in a strong and gusty left quartering headwind and, as the airplane touched down, it encountered a wind gust that raised the left wing. The pilot corrected with a left roll input as he simultaneously reduced the airplane's pitch in an attempt to place the nosewheel onto the runway, but the airplane became airborne and drifted off the runway. The airplane touched down for the second time in the grassy area alongside the runway, where the subsequent landing roll was completed. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.