Canadair CL600-2B16 accident near Wichita, KS
On October 10, 2000, a Canadair CL600-2B16 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wichita, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 10, 2000
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Aircraft
- Canadair CL600-2B16 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.650°N, 97.433°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22135
Official records · CHI01MA006
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Survival Factors 6 - Attachment E - Transcript of ARFF Personnel Interviews: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Survival Factors 6 - Attachment H - Transcript of Sedgwick County Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
The Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2004/AAB0401.pdf On October 10, 2000, at 1452 central daylight time, a Canadair Challenger CL-600-2B16 (CL-604) (Canadian registration C-FTBZ and operated by Bombardier Incorporated) was destroyed on impact with terrain and postimpact fire during initial climb from runway 19R at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as an experimental test flight. The pilot and flight test engineer were killed. The copilot was seriously injured and died 36 days later.
Probable cause
the pilot’s excessive takeoff rotation, during an aft center of gravity (c.g.) takeoff, a rearward migration of fuel during acceleration and takeoff and consequent shift in the airplane’s aft c.g. to aft of the aft c.g. limit, which caused the airplane to stall at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident were Bombardier’s inadequate flight planning procedures for the Challeng
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
