Eclipse EA500 crash, Jul 30, 2008, West Chester
Eclipse EA500 accident on July 30, 2008 near West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to obtain the proper...
- Date: July 30, 2008
- Aircraft: Eclipse EA500
- Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to obtain the proper touchdown point and carried excessive airspeed on approach, with flaps selected above the maximum flap extension speed.
An Eclipse EA500 landing at its home airport at West Chester, Pennsylvania, was flown too fast, with landing flaps selected well above their maximum extension speed. The jet touched down well past the proper point, overran the displaced threshold, went down a 40-foot embankment and came to rest against trees. The pilot and passenger were not injured.