NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI92LA132
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGING OF THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS INCLUDE (AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE) HYDROPLANING CONDITION, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR EVALUATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Factual narrative
THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG ON A WET RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. BRAKES AND THRUST REVERSERS WERE INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRPLANE ONTO A RAMP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN AND WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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