Accident · 2021-10-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 2021-10-05
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- DASSAULT Falcon 20 (N283SA)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- PAK WEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Pak West Airlines Inc.
Probable cause
The flight crew’s continuation of an unstable dark night visual approach and the captain’s instruction to use air brakes during the approach contrary to airplane operating limitations, which resulted in a descent below the glide path, and a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the captain’s poor crew resource management and failure to take over pilot flying responsibilities after the first officer repeatedly demonstrated deficiencies in flying the airplane, and the operator’s lack of safety management system and flight data monitoring program to proactively identify procedural non-compliance and unstable approaches.
Source: NTSB case ERA22FA004Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 73 | Class 1 (2021-03-10) | 11,955 total · 1,665 in this make/model · 8,177 as PIC · 167 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Airplane | 63 | Class 2 (2021-03-10) | 10,908 total · 1,248 in this make/model · 109 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.