Final Report: Failure to go around cited in Beechjet overrun

RAYTHEON BEECH 400A, BALTIMORE, MD., MAY 1, 2002–Beechjet N498CW, a fractionally owned and operated airplane managed by Flight Options, wa

By Mary F. Silitch

December 19, 2007

RAYTHEON BEECH 400A, BALTIMORE, MD., MAY 1, 2002–Beechjet N498CW, a fractionally owned and operated airplane managed by Flight Options, was substantially damaged during a landing overrun at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. No injuries were reported. The NTSB blamed the captain’s failure to go around. Factors included his preoccupation with the FMS, the crew’s failure to adhere to company standard operating procedures and the lack of proper crew coordination. The NTSB also said the copilot should have taken control of the aircraft when the captain failed to go around.

The Part 91 flight was operated in VMC on an IFR flight plan. The captain, who was at the controls during the approach and landing, said he didn’t hear that they were cleared for the visual approach when the airplane was six miles from the airport. “The FMS locked up on me, so I was distracted,” he said. Both pilots were attempting to program the system simultaneously. The crew also missed numerous required callout and checklist items.

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