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ERA20CA073

2020-01-03 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SIG

Current FAA registration · N805D

Make / Model
BEECH HAWKER 900XP
Engine
HONEYWELL TFE731-50R
Seats / Engines
17 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20090626
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAF4BB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.

Factual narrative

At the conclusion of an uneventful instrument flight rules flight, the flight crew of the business jet conducted an instrument approach to the runway. As the airplane was about to touch down, the pilot flying reduced engine power, the airplane descended and landed "hard" on a grassy area short of the runway threshold. The fuselage was substantially damaged during the landing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane what would have precluded normal operation. As the pilot and copilot of the business jet were conducting an instrument approach to the runway and as the airplane was about to touch down, the pilot reduced the engine power. The airplane then descended and landed hard on a grassy area short of the runway threshold. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane what would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C
  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent rate-Not attained/maintained - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2020_ERA20CA073.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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