NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN11CA655
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway undershoot.
Factual narrative
While landing, the airplane touched down short of the runway, and the left main landing gear impacted the edge of the runway. Subsequently, the left landing gear collapsed and the airplane departed the edge of the runway into a culvert. Substantial damage was sustained to the airplane's left wing. While landing, the airplane touched down short of the runway, the left main landing gear impacted the edge of the runway and collapsed, and the airplane departed the edge of the runway into a culvert. The airplane’s left wing sustained substantial damage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained - C
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2011_CEN11CA655.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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