Incident Overview

Date: Monday 18 June 2012
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft Beechjet 400A
Owner/operator: N79TE LLC
Registration Number: N826JH
Location: Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The airplane’s landing gear and braking system.The airplane’s landing gear and braking system.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft 400A Beechjet, registered N826JH, experienced a significant incident at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK) after landing on runway 20L. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and injuries to the pilot-in-command, co-pilot, and two passengers. The pilot reported a distraction from a Cessna airplane on final approach to runway 20R, leading to rapid touchdown and excessive runway use. The pilot’s actions ? including using 25-35% of the runway and relying solely on brakes ? contributed to the accident.A Beechcraft 400A Beechjet, registered N826JH, experienced a significant incident at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK) after landing on runway 20L. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and injuries to the pilot-in-command, co-pilot, and two passengers. The pilot reported a distraction from a Cessna airplane on final approach to runway 20R, leading to rapid touchdown and excessive runway use. The pilot’s actions ? including using 25-35% of the runway and relying solely on brakes ? contributed to the accident.

Description

A Beechcraft 400A Beechjet, registered N826JH, ran off the end of runway 20L after landing at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK) and then went through a fence before coming to rest near Dresden Drive. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the airline transport rated pilot and co-pilot sustained serious injuries, while the two passengers sustained minor injuries. The pilot-in-command reported that presence of a Cessna airplane on final approach to runway 20R was a distraction. He felt rushed to land the airplane. He also reported that they used up 25 to 35 percent of the runway before touchdown, and after touchdown until coming to rest, the normal brakes were continuously applied, but the effectiveness was reported as being low. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The flight crew’s failure to obtain the proper airspeed for landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down too fast with inadequate runway remaining to stop and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident were the failure of either pilot to call for a go-around and the flight crew’s poor crew resource management and lack of professionalism.”

Primary Cause

Failure to obtain proper airspeed for landing, resulting in an excessive touchdown speed and inadequate runway remaining to stop.Failure to obtain proper airspeed for landing, resulting in an excessive touchdown speed and inadequate runway remaining to stop.

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