Runway excursion Accident Dassault Falcon 20EW N212R, Wednesday 18 February 1998
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Date:Wednesday 18 February 1998
Time:05:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Falcon 20EW
Owner/operator:Reliant Airlines
Registration: N212R
MSN: 212
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Peterborough Airport, Ontario -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Kansas International Airport, KS
Destination airport:Peterborough Airport, Ontario (YPQ)
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The Dassault Falcon aircraft, N212R, operated as Kitty Hawk Flight 2182 (KHA 2182), departed from Kansas International airport, Kansas, on a night instrument flight rules flight to Peterborough airport, Ontario. The flight had a crew of two and was transporting 2 922 pounds of automobile parts for a major automobile manufacturer.

The crew carried out a non-directional beacon (NDB) straight-in approach to runway 09 at Peterborough. The aircraft touched down within the runway touchdown zone but overran the 5 000 foot runway by 236 feet. The aircraft nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the main landing gear and nose. The accident occurred at 0555 eastern standard time (EST) during night hours at an elevation of 628 feet above sea level (asl) in instrument meteorological flight conditions. The crew were not injured and exited the aircraft unassisted through the main cargo door.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: TSB
Report number: A98O0034
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

TSB, Report Summary

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jul-2024 15:33 Ursula Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Jul-2024 15:35 ASN Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ]

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