CESSNA CITATION S550, BIG BEAR, CALIF., AUG. 13, 2002–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the Citation runway accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. Contributing factors were the pilot’s improper in-flight planning, improper use of performance data, the tailwind condition, failure to perform a go-around and the pilot-induced porpoising, according to the Safety Board.
On final approach to Runway 26 at Big Bear (L35), the flight crew of Citation N50BK was warned by a flight instructor in the pattern of wind shear on approach, which the crew acknowledged. The captain said that after landing smoothly on Runway 26, he applied normal braking without any response. He maintained brake-pedal pressure and activated the engine thrust reversers without any response. The copilot said he considered the approach normal and that the captain did all he could to stop the airplane, first applying the brakes and then pulling up on the thrust reversers twice, with no sensation of slowing at all.
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