Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC86LA042

WORCESTER, MA, USA

Aircraft #1

N4WG

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES WW-24

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE REVERSERS WERE DEPLOYED, PILOT HAD INFORMATION THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR AND RWY WAS ICY BUT HAD BEEN SANDED, PILOT LANDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY CENTERLINE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RWY CAUSING THE ACFT TO BE PULLED OFF THE RWY, ACFT DEPARTED RWY IN TOTAL, COMING TO REST APPROX. 3000' FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. PILOT STATED THAT DURING DESCENT HE & THE COPILOT WERE LATE IN THE APPLICATION OF ALL THE AIRCRAFT'S ANTIICING DEVICES, AND AIRCRAFTS WINDSHIELD ICED OVER WHICH LIMITED ALL BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF VISIBILITY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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