NTSB Points at Airspeed Error in Macon Overrun
Investigators believe the aircraft was nearly 20 knots fast crossing the runway threshold.

The NTSB says the probable cause of a Beechjet 400 overrun accident in September 2012 at Macon, Ga., was the pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on final approach. Two of the three people on board received minor injuries. The aircraft touched down on a wet runway “at a speed 15 to 19 knots above the calculated Vref speed (based on radar data) of 108 knots with inadequate runway remaining to stop,” the final report said. The pilots told investigators they used maximum reverse thrust, brakes and ground spoilers in an attempt to stop the airplane.