Accident · 2021-12-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2021-12-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- GATES LEARJET CORPORATION 35A (N880Z)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- AEROMEDEVAC INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Aeromedevac Inc
Probable cause
The flight crew’s decision to descend below the published MDA, cancel their IFR clearance to conduct an unauthorized circle-to-land approach to another runway while the airport was in nighttime IFR conditions, and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, and subsequently entering an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the tower crew’s failure to monitor and augment the airport weather conditions as required, due in part to, the placement of the AWOS display in the tower cab and the lack of audible AWOS alerting.
Source: NTSB case WPR22FA068Flight 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 pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Commercial | Airplane | 42 | Class 1 (2021-07-22) | 2,200 total |
| Co-pilot | Commercial | Airplane | 67 | Class 2 (2021-06-01) | 1,244 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.