Summary
On September 06, 2012, a Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 (N563AP) was involved in an incident near Decatur, TX. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's delay in executing the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
The pilot reported that the flight was an Angel Flight and the airplane bounced twice during landing. After the second bounce the pilot executed an aborted landing. He stated that during the aborted landing he was concerned that the airplane would not clear obstacles at the end of the runway and elected to land the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane went off the end of the runway, through a fence and onto a road. The airplane's right main landing gear was separated and the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane. The pilot commented in his report that an earlier decision to execute the aborted landing may have prevented the accident.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN12CA612. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N563AP.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's delay in executing the aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
The pilot reported that the flight was an Angel Flight and the airplane bounced twice during landing. After the second bounce the pilot executed an aborted landing. He stated that during the aborted landing he was concerned that the airplane would not clear obstacles at the end of the runway and elected to land the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane went off the end of the runway, through a fence and onto a road. The airplane's right main landing gear was separated and the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot listed no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane. The pilot commented in his report that an earlier decision to execute the aborted landing may have prevented the accident.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN12CA612