NONE · General Atomics MQ-9 · 2020-11-13 · Sierra Vista, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR21LA054
Event ID
20201113102286
Type
Accident
Date
2020-11-13
Location
Sierra Vista, AZ, USA
Coordinates
31.588472, -110.34438
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
0
Aircraft
Make
General Atomics
Model
MQ-9
Registration
CBP233
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s incorrect automated landing profile selection, which resulted in an impact with a runway trench. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instruction's and instructor's failure to spot the incorrect landing profile selection during prelanding checks.