Embraer S A EMB-505 accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, August 5, 2013
On August 5, 2013 at about 1:48 pm local time, a 2012 Embraer S A EMB-505, registered N327FL, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota (Flying Cloud Airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flight crew's failure to execute a go-around during a non-stabilized approach, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 5, 2013 · about 1:48 pm local time
- Place
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota · Flying Cloud Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer S A EMB-505, built 2012 · all EMB-505s on the register
- Registration
- N327FL · no longer on the register · serial 50500094
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flight crew of the light jet was conducting a landing to a wet 5,000-ft-long runway. Their preflight calculations indicated an approach speed of 110 knots given the airplane's estimated landing weight. Data obtained from the flight recorder showed that, as the airplane descended through about 500 ft above ground level on final approach, its speed was 186 knots and its rate of descent was over 3,000 ft per minute. The airplane crossed the runway threshold about 158 knots, and touched down about 1,000 feet down the runway about 145 knots. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway, impacted obstructions, and came to rest upright on a four-lane highway about 1,000 ft beyond the runway surface. A postaccident examination of the engines, airframe, and braking system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The operator's procedures stated that all approaches to land must be stabilized at 500 feet above airport elevation, and any approach that became unstabilized required an immediate go-around. Among the company's criteria for determining a stable approach was: airspeed no more than 20 knots over target, and descent rate no greater than 1,000 ft per minute. During the approach, the airspeed was 76 knots over the target approach speed and the descent rate of 3,000 ft per minute greatly exceeded the criteria for a stabilized approach.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 508900 during 508
- 551090 during descent - normal
- 552900 during descent - emergency
- 552300 during descent - emergency
- 552470 during descent - emergency
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action performance › Flight crew
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Flight crew
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Airspeed › Incorrect use/operation
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Descent rate › Incorrect use/operation
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Surface speed/braking › Attain/maintain not possible
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 8,158 hours in all; 1,081 in this make and model; 153 in the last 90 days; 74 in the last 30 days; 4,610 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 7, 2013
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 12,348 hours in all; 150 in this make and model; 101 in the last 90 days; 48 in the last 30 days; 5,128 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 8, 2013
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 581 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, November 1, 2012
- Maximum gross weight: 17,968 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: P&W Canada PW535E (turbofan); 581 hours total
- Engine 2: P&W Canada PW535E (turbofan); 581 hours total
- Operator: Flight Options LLC
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: PIT Pittsburgh PA at 11:31 am
- Destination: FCM Eden Prairie MN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 10R, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 7,000 ft; a few clouds at 200 ft
- Temperature: 64°C, dew point 63°C
- Altimeter: 29.879999 inHg
- Observation at 1:38 pm from FCM, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN13LA462.