Accident · 2002-05-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-05-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Beech 400A (N498CW)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Flight Options LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Flight Options, Inc.
Probable cause
The captain's failure to go around. Factors included the captain's preoccupation with the flight management system, the crew's failure to adhere to company standard operating procedures, and the lack of proper crew coordination.
Source: NTSB case IAD02FA047Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.