Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A N777VG crash at HQU in E. Ga.

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Landing rwy 10 after dark with a slight tailwind and no thrust reversers. Depending on avionics with full fuel, their payload is about 700-750 lbs. Seven people on board. Most seem to carry 3-4 passengers plus pilot. This is the same model as Jack Roush crashed at Oshkosh.

The Balked Landing Procedure: Advance engine thrust to takeoff power, establish Vref (about 115 kts), after a positive climb is established flaps 10-degrees, landing gear UP, yaw damper ON, flaps UP, lift dump handle LOCKED, and turn the landing light OFF.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/20/us/georgia-plane-crash/index.html

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-02-20/plane-crashes-near-thomson-airport?v=1361416574

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N777VG

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130220-0
 
The part about, "the plane either overshot the runway or never actually came in to land." I think he forgot to mention the go-around possibility. At least they filed a flight plan, so that won't be mentioned.
 
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It always hits home more when you've frequented the airport. I used to regularly fly out to Thomson and play in the pattern when I was working in Augusta. Great little airport and it typically had a nice crosswind.
 
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OMG. Flight aware shows a ground speed of 272kts at 3500ft. This was destined to end in failure.
 
RV10flyer said:
The part about, "the plane either overshot the runway or never actually came in to land." I think he forgot to mention the go-around possibility. At least they filed a flight plan, so that won't be mentioned.
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It was an aborted landing.....it sounds like they touched down and made the decision to abort/takeoff again. Hit a 60' high concrete utility pole about 1/4 from the departure end which sheared the wing off and then they crashed about 1.5-2 miles from the field.

The 2 survivors were the flight crew.
 
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Even if it is an acurate reading, its not uncommon to do 250 to the marker at smaller joints. No biggie, probably not their downfall.
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From some of the discussions over at PPW, I wouldn't be at all suprised if their schedule had a part in it. Sounds like the crew duty time was pretty intense.
 
One of the interesting things about this case is that there are no less than 15 NTSB investigators on site. A bit of a large party for a corporate jet.
 
Pilot is a friend of mine. I work the the airport a few times a month in his hometown. The other crew member was not seriously injured like the pilot.

Super guy. He is doing well.
 
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