The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas
Location: Lufkin, TX
Accident Number: CEN21LA071
Date & Time: December 2, 2020, 08:43 Local
Registration: N48DK
Aircraft: Cessna 551
Injuries: 1 Minor, 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Business
On December 2, 2020, about 0843 central standard time, a Cessna 551, N48DK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lufkin, Texas. The airline transport pilot sustained minor injuries and 2 passengers were not injured. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 corporate flight.
The pilot stated that after an uneventful Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight from Austin, Texas, he entered the RNAV 16 approach to runway 16 at the Angelina County Airport (LFK), Lufkin, Texas. His intention was a full stop landing. After breaking out of the clouds during the approach, he cancelled his flight plan and landed on runway 16 which was wet, and it was raining.
During the landing, the pilot cycled the anti-skid brake system about 2-3 times, and then the braking did not respond while the airplane slowed to about 20 knots. The pilot thought that the airplane’s anti-skid stopped working and the airplane may have hydroplaned. The airplane exited the runway onto wet grass, went through an airport perimeter fence, crossed a roadway, and came to rest in a cow pasture. The pilot and both passengers evacuated the airplane after coming to a stop.
On scene inspection of the airplane revealed that the nose and main landing gear collapsed after departing the runway, and both wings had structural damage to their respective spars.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N48DK
Model/Series: 551
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: IMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KLFK,316 ft msl
Observation Time: 08:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 9°C /7°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 100°
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 900 ft AGL
Visibility: 6 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.15 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point: Austin, TX (AUS)
Destination: Lufkin, TX
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor, 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 31.234028,-94.75 (est)
AIRCRAFT: 1979 Cessna 551 N48DK, s/n: 551-0095
Total Time: 9,405 hours, Total Landings: 8,313
Phase inspections 5, 55, and 61 on May 27, 2020. 9,371 hours at inspection.
ENGINES: Engine log entries from 2016 to 2020 are not available and presumed lost by a previous owner.
#1 Engine - Pratt and Whitney JT15D-4, s/n: PCE 70114
Total Time: 11,724 hours; Total Cycles: 11,910
Data from last maintenance record on 12/3/20.
#2 Engine - Pratt and Whitney JT15D-4, s/n: PCE 71658
Total Time: 5,584 hours; Total Cycles: 5,626 Data from last maintenance record on 12/3/20.
EQUIPMENT: Garmin GNS 530, Garmin GTX 330, Garmin GMX 200, Garmin GNS 430, Sandel ST3400
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: The aircraft was damaged when it ran off the end of the runway in rainy weather and became entangled in fencing and barb wire.
DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGES: The aircraft was disassembled for recovery. The damage includes but may not be limited to the following:
All three landing gear were sheared off from their mounts.
Both wings and their trailing edge flaps sustained damage from impact with the ground and the departure of the landing gear from the aircraft.
Both wings sustained damage to the leading edges likely from impact with the fence posts that were struck.
Both engines showed signs of ingestion of small grass and mud and other debris.
The left engine mounts were damaged allowing to engine to hang lower than normal.
The underside of the fuselage was badly impacted, and the pressure vessel is likely compromised.
The upper surface of the fuselage and both windshields were scratched by the wire fence and barbed wire.
LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT: Aircraft is stored Air Salvage of Dallas, 1361 Ferris Rd , Lancaster, TX 75146
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HOURS estimated from logbooks or other information - not guaranteed or warranted
REMARKS: *Engine log entries from 2016 to 2020 are not available and presumed lost by a previous owner.
(All airframe log entries are believed to be intact.)
*The aircraft was disassembled for recoveryThe aircraft was disassembled for recovery
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