Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI92LA181

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, USA

Aircraft #1

N50CR

NORTH AMERICAN NA-265-50

Analysis

THE AIRPLANE COMPLETED AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AND REQUESTED TO CIRCLE TO LAND RUNWAY 13. THE TOWER WAS REPORTING WIND AS TWO FIVE ZERO AT TWO ONE. ON LANDING THE SECOND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED AN ELEVATED SERVICE ROAD OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 13 COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

Probable Cause and Findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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