Narrative:The aircraft sustained damage subsequent to the runway excursion during landing on runway 13 [6350' length] at Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (RDG/KRDG), Reading, Pennsylvania.
The first officer, who was Pilot Monitoring, reported that about 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold, the airplanes descent rate increased, which activated the ground proximity warning "Terrain, Pull Up." The PM commanded a "go-around" which was not acknowledged by the Pilot Flying who continued the approach. When the airplane was on a 1-mile final, the PM called for a "go-around" a second time, followed by third as they crossed the runway threshold about 30 to 40 knots too fast.
The aircraft landed long and the pilot applied full brakes and activated the thrust reversers, but it was not enough to stop the airplane and it subsequently entered the Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS), which resulted in substantial damage to the pressure vessel.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: The captains improper decision to continue an unstabilized approach despite several goaround calls by the pilot monitoring, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the pressure vessel.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months | Accident number: | ERA21LA296 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Landing after unstabilized approach
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
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METAR Weather report:
19:54 UTC / local time:
METAR KRDG 211954Z 20005KT 10SM FEW018 SCT110 24/21 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE1856
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from AX.
Distance from Coldwater-Branch County Memorial Airport, MI to Reading Regional Airport/Spaatz Field, PA as the crow flies is 774 km (484 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.