Accidents
NTSB Cites Unstabilized Approach in 2014 CL600 Crash
NTSB found the crew decided to land with tailwinds that exceeded the airplane's operating limitations.

A crew’s decision to land with a tailwind above the aircraft’s operating limitations and perform an unstabilized approach lead to the Jan. 5, 2014 crash of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3R at Aspen-Pitkin Airport in Colorado, the NTSB concluded. In its final report released on April 20, NTSB cited the crew’s failure to maintain airplane control as the probable cause of the accident. The decision to perform the approach rather than go-around and the decision to land in winds gusting up to 25 knots were cited as contributing factors.

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