Beechcraft Beechjet 400 crash, Sep 18, 2012, Macon
Beechcraft Beechjet 400 accident on September 18, 2012 near Macon, Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to maintain proper...
- Date: September 18, 2012
- Aircraft: Beechcraft Beechjet 400
- Location: Macon, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew failed to maintain proper airspeed and used the wrong performance chart to calculate stopping distance on a contaminated runway, leading to a fast touchdown and overrun. Poor crew resource management contributed.
A Beechjet 400 landing at Macon Downtown Airport in rain touched down fast on a wet runway with standing water and could not stop. It overran runway 28, went down an embankment and crossed a road into trees. Both pilots and one passenger received minor injuries.