Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 7 November 1985
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-F400A
Owner/operator: Hardees Foods
Registration Number: N984HF
Location: Sparta-White County Airport, TN –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Landing gear, tire pressureLanding gear, tire pressure
Category: Accident
A Hydroplane experienced a catastrophic landing due to a combination of factors. The aircraft was forced to land off the runway, resulting in a collision with an embankment. The dam created by cut grass at the runway edge impeded drainage, leading to a hydroplane sinking into a ditch. Investigation revealed probable causes related to airport facilities, runway/landing area conditions, foreign substance covering information, and potentially unsafe/hazardous airport personnel conditions. The aircraft’s landing gear and tire pressure were identified as contributing factors.A Hydroplane experienced a catastrophic landing due to a combination of factors. The aircraft was forced to land off the runway, resulting in a collision with an embankment. The dam created by cut grass at the runway edge impeded drainage, leading to a hydroplane sinking into a ditch. Investigation revealed probable causes related to airport facilities, runway/landing area conditions, foreign substance covering information, and potentially unsafe/hazardous airport personnel conditions. The aircraft’s landing gear and tire pressure were identified as contributing factors.
Description
Hydroplaned off runway, went down an embankment and hit a ditch. A dam formed by previously cut grass at the runway edge prevented water drainage. NTSB reports the registration as N100HF. PROBABLE CAUSE: airport facilities,runway/landing area condition..foreign substance covered information..not identified..airport personnel unsafe/hazardous condition warning..not issued..airport personnel terrain condition..wet runway maintenance..inadequate..airport personnel aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition..water brakes(normal)..delayed..pilot in command CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: landing gear,tire..pressure too low
Primary Cause
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