6 fatal · BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16 · 2021-07-26 · Truckee, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR21FA286
Event ID
20210726103554
Type
Accident
Date
2021-07-26
Location
Truckee, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.325433, -120.16291
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
6
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
BOMBARDIER INC
Model
CL-600-2B16
Registration
N605TR
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The first officer’s (FO’s) improper decision to attempt to salvage an unstabilized approach by executing a steep left turn to realign the airplane with the runway centerline, and the captain’s failure to intervene after recognizing the FO’s erroneous action, while both ignored stall protection system warnings, which resulted in a left-wing stall and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the FO's improper deployment of the flight spoilers, which decreased the airplane's stall margin; the captain’s improper setup of the circling approach; and the flight crew’s self-induced pressure to perform and poor crew resource management, which degraded their decision-making.