Narrative:
The Embraer had just finished its 1st training cycle of the day. After a full stop landing on runway 30, the aircraft taxied back to the threshold for another
departure. The instructor pilot's plan was to give the flying pilot a simulated engine failure at V1 airspeed. With the student pilot at the controls, the aircraft accelerated down the runway. After a "V1" call out and rotation, the instructor pilot retarded the #1(left) throttle lever to idle. As the aircraft became airborne, the left wing contacted the runway surface some 2800 feet from the threshold. Subsequently, the aircraft continued to the left, veering onto a grassy area, and eventually coming to rest at a point south of taxiway "E".
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The first officer's improper use of the rudder when given a simulated engine failure on takeoff and the pilot-in-command's delayed remedial action which resulted in a loss of control. A factor was the first officer's lack of experience in the regional jet airplane"
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 11 February 1998 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-145ER (ERJ-145ER) |
| Operated by: | ExpressJet Airlines |
| On behalf of: | Continental Express |
| Registration: | N14931 |
| MSN: | 145013 |
| First flight: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1844 |
| Cycles: | 1472 |
| Engines: | 2 Allison AE3007A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Beaumont-Jefferson County Airport, TX (BPT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Beaumont-Jefferson County Airport, TX (BPT/KBPT), United States of America |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 910 |
The Embraer had just finished its 1st training cycle of the day. After a full stop landing on runway 30, the aircraft taxied back to the threshold for another
departure. The instructor pilot's plan was to give the flying pilot a simulated engine failure at V1 airspeed. With the student pilot at the controls, the aircraft accelerated down the runway. After a "V1" call out and rotation, the instructor pilot retarded the #1(left) throttle lever to idle. As the aircraft became airborne, the left wing contacted the runway surface some 2800 feet from the threshold. Subsequently, the aircraft continued to the left, veering onto a grassy area, and eventually coming to rest at a point south of taxiway "E".
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The first officer's improper use of the rudder when given a simulated engine failure on takeoff and the pilot-in-command's delayed remedial action which resulted in a loss of control. A factor was the first officer's lack of experience in the regional jet airplane"
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Simulated engine failureLoss of control
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
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 Beaumont-Jefferson County Airport, TX to Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX as the crow flies is 126 km (79 miles).
Distance from Beaumont-Jefferson County Airport, TX to Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX as the crow flies is 126 km (79 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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