Incident Overview

Date: Friday 18 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 20C
Owner/operator: Cauble Enterprises
Registration Number: N7824M
Location: Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Pilot’s actions ? runway selection, wind awareness.Pilot’s actions ? runway selection, wind awareness.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Falcon 20 aircraft experienced a hydroplaning incident due to a pilot?s incorrect runway selection in the presence of a strong wind and rain. The pilot failed to deploy the drag chute, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the wet runway. The incident was triggered by a weather briefing that did not adequately account for the wind conditions.A Falcon 20 aircraft experienced a hydroplaning incident due to a pilot?s incorrect runway selection in the presence of a strong wind and rain. The pilot failed to deploy the drag chute, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the wet runway. The incident was triggered by a weather briefing that did not adequately account for the wind conditions.

Description

The pilot requested a straight in approach, but was cleared for a circling ILS approach. A rain shower passed the airport and an 8-knot 158-202 degree tailwind was present as the Falcon 20 approached the field. After touchdown the plane hydroplaned. The pilot did not deploy the drag chute and the plane overran the wet runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – selected wrong runway relative to existing wind pilot in command – failed to use or incorrectly used misc.equipment miscellaneous acts,conditions – hydroplaning on wet runway airports/airways/facilities – airport conditions: wet runway FACTORS: weather – rain miscellaneous acts,conditions – downwind weather briefing – briefed by flight service personnel, by radio weather forecast – forecast substantially correct

Primary Cause

Pilot in command ? selected wrong runway relative to existing wind.Pilot in command ? selected wrong runway relative to existing wind.

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