Carlsbad-Palomar Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Carlsbad, California 92060
Saturday, February 8, 1986 9:34 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF RWY 24 AT THE MCCLELLEN-PALOMAR ARPT. LIGHT RAIN WAS REPORTED AT THE TIME AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO THE PLTS AS BEING FROM 340 DEGS AT 10 KTS. THE RWY IS CONSTRUCTED OF A POROUS FRICTION COURSE (PFC) MATERIAL WHICH PROVIDES GOOD BRAKING ACTION AND A HYDROPLANE RESISTANT SURFACE. WITNESSES STATED THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST. THE PLTS STATED THEY TOUCHED DOWN 'A LITTLE LONG' AND THE BRAKED FAILED AS THEY NEARED THE END OF THE RWY. TESTS ON THE BRAKE AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS INDICATED THEY OPERATED SATISFACTORILY WITH NO FAILURES NOTED. THE PLTS STATED THEY DID NOT UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND DID NOT STATE WHY THEY DIDN'T. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING DATA COMPUTED WAS FOR A 10 KT HEADWIND COMPONENT ON A DRY RWY.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/8/1986
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 934
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City CARLSBAD
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 92060
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CARLSBAD-PALOMAR
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CRQ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 328
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 946 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 240
Weather Observation Facility ID CRQ
Elevation of weather observation facility 328
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1400
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1400
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Moderate
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 538
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 12 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1020
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30836
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N14DM
NTSB Number LAX86LA118
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 MITSUBISHI
Aircraft Model MU-300
Aircraft Series Identifier MU-300
Aircraft Serial Number A017SA
Certified Max Gross Weight 13890
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 --
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 19 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 46
Airframe Hours 1123
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name RALEIGH ENTERPRISES
Aircraft Owner Street Address 11444 W. OLYMPIC BLVD.
Aircraft Owner City LOS ANGELES
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 90064
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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) Executive/Corporate
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City SANTA MONICA
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 907
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
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 24
Runway Length 4700
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --