National Transportation Safety Board Printed on : 1/11/2011 2:23:05 PM

Washington, DC 20594

Brief of Accident

Adopted 05/16/2001

MIA99FA226
File No. 1941 08/16/1999 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Aircraft Reg No. N63HJ Time (Local): 23:47 EDT

Make/Model: Canadair / CL-600 Fatal Serious Minor/None

Engine Make/Model: Lycoming / AL502 L2C Crew 0 0 3
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Pass 0 0 0
Number of Engines: 2
Operating Certificate(s): On-demand Air Taxi
Type of Flight Operation: Positioning
Reg. Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation

Last Depart. Point: PUEBLO, CO Condition of Light: Night/Dark

Destination: Same as Accident/Incident Location Weather Info Src: Weather Observation Facility
Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Basic Weather: Visual Conditions
Airport Name: FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE Lowest Ceiling: None
Runway Identification: 8 Visibility: 10.00 SM
Runway Length/Width (Ft): 6001 / 100 Wind Dir/Speed: 110 / 005 Kts
Runway Surface: Asphalt Temperature (°C): 28
Runway Surface Condition: Dry Precip/Obscuration:

Pilot-in-Command Age: 43 Flight Time (Hours)

Certificate(s)/Rating(s) Total All Aircraft: 10162

Airline Transport; Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land Last 90 Days: 274
Total Make/Model: 540
Instrument Ratings Total Instrument Time: 1072
Airplane

While enroute from Pueblo, Colorado, to Columbia, South Carolina, the captain's windshield delaminated, and the flight diverted to Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, for repairs. The flight crew stated the first officer was flying the airplane and had been instructed by the captain
to make a firm landing at Fort Lauderdale to get the airplanes weight on the wheels, due to the airplane being light. The landing was
firm and the first officer activated the engine thrust reversers. As the nose landing gear touched down, the airplane began veering to
the left. Attempts to control the veer to the left were unsuccessful and the airplane ran off the left side of the runway. The airplane
then ran over a taxiway and collided with a taxiway sign and the concrete base for the sign. The nose landing gear collapsed and the
airplane came to rest. Examination of the runway showed alternating dark and light marks from the left main landing gear tire were
present on the runway about 160 feet before marks from the right main landing gear tire are present. Post accident examination of the
airplanes landing gear, tires, wheels, bakes, spoilers, and engine thrust reversers, showed no evidence of pre-accident failure or
malfunction. At the time of the accident the flight crew had been on duty for about 17 hours 45 minutes.
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MIA99FA226
File No. 1941 08/16/1999 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Aircraft Reg No. N63HJ Time (Local): 23:47 EDT

Occurrence #1: LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER

Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL

Findings
1. (C) DIRECTIONAL CONTROL - NOT MAINTAINED - FLIGHTCREW
2. (F) FATIGUE - FLIGHTCREW
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Occurrence #2: ON GROUND/WATER COLLISION WITH OBJECT

Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL

Findings
3. OBJECT - AIRPORT SIGN/MARKER
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Occurrence #3: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED

Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL

Findings
4. LANDING GEAR,NOSE GEAR - OVERLOAD

Findings Legend: (C) = Cause, (F) = Factor

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The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
The failure of the flight crew to main directional control of the airplane after landing, resulting in the airplane going off the side of
the runway and colliding with a taxiway sign, collapsing the nose landing gear, and causing substantial damage to the airplane. A factor
in the accident was flight crew fatigue due to being on duty for about 17 hours 45 minutes.