Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 March 1968
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 20C
Owner/operator: M Air Inc.
Registration Number: N1846
Location: Parkersburg-Wood County Airport, WV (PKB) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft control systemsAircraft control systems
Category: Accident
A flight occurred during a touch-and-go approach on a runway covered with ice and slush. The pilot initiated a delayed takeoff, leading to a hit-dirt bank. The pilot’s misjudgment of distance resulted in the aircraft deviating from the runway.A flight occurred during a touch-and-go approach on a runway covered with ice and slush. The pilot initiated a delayed takeoff, leading to a hit-dirt bank. The pilot’s misjudgment of distance resulted in the aircraft deviating from the runway.
Description
Hit dirt bank during a touch-and-go. The runway was covered with ice and slush. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿdelayedÿinÿinitiatingÿgo-around pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿmisjudgedÿdistance FACTOR(S): airports/airways/facilitiesÿ-ÿairportÿconditions:ÿice/slushÿonÿrunway
Primary Cause
Pilot in command delayed initiating go aroundPilot in command delayed initiating go aroundShare on:
