Event ERA20CA073

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

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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