Mccall Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mccall, Idaho 83635
Friday, December 18, 1992 15:00 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A CONTAMINATED RUNWAY, THE COPILOT NOTED A LACK OF ACCELERATION. JUST BEYOND MIDFIELD, THE COPILOT CALLED FOR AN ABORT, HOWEVER, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REACH VR AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE AIRPLANE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AND TRAVELLED THROUGH A FIVE FOOT HIGH SNOWBANK AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION, EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN IN THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION OR 23 PERCENT OF MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS FOUND TO OPERATE CORRECTLY IF THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE SET IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT POSITION. IN THE DIM POSITION, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. DURING THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION, THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE FOUND IN THE DIM POSITION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE INOPERATIVE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WERE FACTORS.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/18/1992
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City MCCALL
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83635
Event Date Year 1992
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport MCCALL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MYL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 340
Airport Elevation 5023
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 10
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1026
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Dec 18 1992 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 52813
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 3:30PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N50TE
NTSB Number SEA93FA040
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name DASSAULT-BREGUET
Aircraft Model FALCON 10
Aircraft Series Identifier FALCON 10
Aircraft Serial Number 86
Certified Max Gross Weight 18670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 9
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Jan 2 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4657
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name TORREY LEASING COMPANY
Aircraft Owner Street Address 750 B STREET, SUITE 3401
Aircraft Owner City SAN DIEGO
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 92101
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name MANCHESTER GROUP
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 750 B ST. SUITE 3401
Operator City SAN DIEGO
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 92101
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code SAN
Destination City SAN DIEGO
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 34
Runway Length 6100
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --