Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 31 July 2008
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-800A
Owner/operator: East Coast Jets
Registration Number: N818MV
Location: Owatonna Airport, MN (OWA) – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: The aircraft’s landing gear and the aircraft’s structure.The aircraft’s landing gear and the aircraft’s structure.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, experienced a go-around during landing, resulting in a significant impact. The aircraft struck aerials, causing a swath through a corn field. Weather conditions at Owatonna were favorable for landing, but the go-around occurred during the landing roll, leading to the impact.East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, experienced a go-around during landing, resulting in a significant impact. The aircraft struck aerials, causing a swath through a corn field. Weather conditions at Owatonna were favorable for landing, but the go-around occurred during the landing roll, leading to the impact.

Description

East Coast Jets Flight 81, a BAe 125-800, departed Atlantic City (ACY) at 08:13 EDT on a flight to Owatonna (OWA). The airplane was cleared for an approach to runway 30. Runway 30 is a 1676 x 30 m (5500 x 100 ft) ILS equipped, concrete runway. The crew apparently decided to execute a go around. Eyewitnesses reported that the plane struck aerials. It came down 2400 feet past the runway end and cut a swath through a corn field. Weather at Owatonna at 09:55 included: wind 170 degrees at 6 knots, broken clouds at 3700 feet, temperature 19 degrees C, pressure 29.83. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were (1) the pilots’ poor crew coordination and lack of cockpit discipline; (2) fatigue, which likely impaired both pilots’ performance; and (3) the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration to require crew resource management training and standard operating procedures for Part 135 operators.”

Source of Information

http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/H25B,_vicinity_Owatonna_MN_USA,_2008http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/H25B,_vicinity_Owatonna_MN_USA,_2008

Primary Cause

The captain’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining, compounded by poor crew coordination, fatigue, and inadequate crew resource management training.The captain’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining, compounded by poor crew coordination, fatigue, and inadequate crew resource management training.

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