Alexandria, VA, February 25, 2013 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) monitors accidents and incidents involving business aviation aircraft. On February 20, 2013, it appears a turbo-jet collided with a utility pole during an aborted landing at the Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport, about 30 miles west of Augusta, Georgia. The ACSF looks forward to the National Transportation Safety Board’s determination of the probable cause of this event.
As a precautionary measure, the ACSF recommends that all operators have their flight crews review Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 91-79, Runway Overrun Prevention, which addresses landing performance and stabilized approaches along with other available resources, such as operator procedures for stabilized approaches. The advisory circular is available by clicking here.