ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 500 Citation I N501GP Bluefield-Mercer County Airport, WV (BLF)

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Accident description

Last updated: 19 May 2013

Status:	Final
Date:	21 JAN 1981
Time:	08:44 EST
Type:	Cessna 500 Citation I
Operator:	Georgia Pacific Corp.
Registration:	N501GP
C/n / msn:	500-0026
First flight:	1972
Total airframe hrs:	4439
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney JT15D-1
Crew:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Total:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Bluefield-Mercer County Airport, WV (BLF) (United States of America)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Augusta-Bush Field, GA (AGS/KAGS), United States of America
Destination airport:	Bluefield-Mercer County Airport, WV (BLF), United States of America

Narrative:
Landed on a slush covered runway 23 following an ILS approach. Deceleration was poor and a go-around was attempted. Overran the runway and struck three localizer antennas and a 10-foot embankment before plunging into a steep, densely wooded hillside.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's attempt to land on a slush covered runway with insufficient stopping distance available, and his delayed initiation of a go-around which resulted in there being insufficient runway available to complete the maneuver successfully. Contributing to the accident was the lack of adequate emphasis in the manufacturer's aircraft flight manual regarding the required aircraft landing stop distances under wet and icy runway conditions."

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Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 4 Safety Recommendations

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Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Augusta-Bush Field, GA to Bluefield-Mercer County Airport, WV as the crow flies is 439 km (274 miles).

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Issued: 23-JUN-1981	To: FAA	A-81-065
REQUIRE CESSNA TO INCLUDE IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF ALL CITATION AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUALS THE PORTION OF PAGE IV-3 OF THE MANUFACTURER\'S AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL WHICH PERTAINS TO LANDING ON SLIPPERY RUNWAYS. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 23-JUN-1981	To: FAA	A-81-066
REQUIRE CESSNA TO INCLUDE IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF ALL CITATION AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUALS A WARNING THAT SOLID ICE, SNOW, OR SLUSH CORRECTED LANDING DISTANCES MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE IN OPERATIONS. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 23-JUN-1981	To: FAA	A-81-067
THROUGH ADVISORY CIRCULARS AND/OR OPERATIONS BULLETINS, EMPHASIZE AND REINFORCE IN THE TRAINING CURRICULAR FOR AT LEAST ALL TURBOJET INITIAL AND RECURRENT PHASES THE LIMITATIONS AND THE HAZARDS THAT MAY BE ENCOUNTERED WHEN LANDING ON SLIPPERY RUNWAYS. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 23-JUN-1981	To: FAA	A-81-068
REVIEW AND REQUIRE REVISIONS AS APPROPRIATE, OF MANUFACTURER\'S AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUALS TO INCLUDE SUFFICIENT SLIPPERY RUNWAY CONDITION CORRECTION FACTOR INFORMATION OR REQUIRE AN APPROPRIATE WARNING THAT LANDING DISTANCES UNDER SLIPPERY RUNWAY CONDITIONS ARE UNKNOWN. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)