Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16 accident near Truckee, CA
On July 26, 2021, a Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Truckee, CA. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 26, 2021
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Aircraft
- Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.325°N, 120.163°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210726103554
Official records · WPR21FA286
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Attachment 4 A�� Trk ATC Audio Recording: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Attachment 2 A�� Ads-B Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Attachment 3 A�� Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 26, 2021, about 1318 Pacific daylight time, a Bombardier Inc. Challenger 605, N605TR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Truckee Tahoe Airport (TRK), Truckee, California. The captain, FO, and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Part 91 personal flight. According to automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data, the nonrevenue flight operating under instrument flight rules departed Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (COE), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, about 1145 for TRK. (All times in this report are referenced to the airplane’s FDR clock unless otherwise indicated. The ADS-B clock was 1.625 seconds behind the FDR clock and has been shifted by 1.625 seconds in this report.) CVR data indicated that about 1155, ATC cleared the flight to 37,000 ft mean sea level (msl) where it remained for the rest of the cruise phase of the flight. About 1220, the captain started the approach briefing for the RNAV (GPS) approach for runway 11 at TRK with the FO. At 1248, ATC began issuing descent instructions for the airplane’s approach into TRK. At 1249:31, the FO received the updated weather observations for 1251 from the AWOS at TRK, which included an advisory of “visibility may be different than what is shown on AWOS due to heavy smoke in the area.” However, when the FO subsequently relayed the weather to the captain, he did not include the smoke advisory. At 1251:22, the FO informed the captain, “New numbers are sent… eighteen, twenty-nine, forty-five” (referring to a Vref speed of 118 kts, approac
Probable cause
The first officer’s (FO’s) improper decision to attempt to salvage an unstabilized approach by executing a steep left turn to realign the airplane with the runway centerline, and the captain’s failure to intervene after recognizing the FO’s erroneous action, while both ignored stall protection system warnings, which resulted in a left-wing stall and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the acci
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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.
