Canadair CL-601 Challenger crash, Mar 1, 2015, Marco Island
Canadair CL-601 Challenger accident on March 1, 2015 near Marco Island, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The failure of a spring...
- Date: March 1, 2015
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-601 Challenger
- Location: Marco Island, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The failure of a spring in the No. 2 brake upper brake control valve and the fracture of the No. 1 wheel speed sensor coupling caused loss of braking, which together with the pilot's improper landing flare and deactivation of the antiskid system led to a runway overrun.
On 1 March 2015 a Canadair Challenger 601 (N600NP) carrying three crew, the owner and five passengers landed at Marco Island, Florida, after a visual approach. Braking failed on the landing roll, the aircraft ran off the runway end into sand and the nose gear collapsed. No one was killed, but the owner was seriously injured after leaving his seat; the NTSB attributed the accident to the brake valve spring and wheel speed sensor failures combined with the pilot's late touchdown and antiskid deactivation.