Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de EMB-500 accident near Wichita, Kansas, October 16, 2013
On October 16, 2013, a 2009 Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de EMB-500, registered N610AS, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Wichita, Kansas (Colonel James Jabara 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s improper brake application during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 16, 2013 · cases in 2013
- Place
- Wichita, Kansas · Colonel James Jabara Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de EMB-500 NO SERIES, built 2009
- Registration
- N610AS · registry record · serial 50000044
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot flying stated that he had recently completed simulator training in the airplane type and that the accident flight was his first flight in an actual airplane of that type. The pilot-in-command had the pilot flying sit in the left seat for the flight and allowed him to perform the approach and landing. During preflight and while airborne, the pilots discussed braking procedures and techniques, which included the need to apply braking evenly and firmly. During landing, the pilot applied brakes, and, a few seconds later, the airplane began swerving left and right. The airplane exited the runway and stopped. The airplane was equipped with a flight data recorder, and no anomalies were noted in the data that would have contributed to the accident. The accident likely occurred as a result of the pilot's improper brake application, which resulted in the loss of directional control.
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
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge › Experience/qualifications › Total experience w/ equipment › Copilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,640 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 32 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 3,643 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 30, 2013
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,312 hours in all; 310 in this make and model; 148 in the last 90 days; 33 in the last 30 days; 5,512 as pilot in command; 50 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 14, 2013
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,294 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, August 22, 2013
- Maximum gross weight: 10,472 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: P&W Canada PW617F-E (turbofan); 2,406 hours total
- Engine 2: P&W Canada PW617F-E (turbofan); 2,406 hours total
- Operator: Executive Airshare CORP
The flight
- Departed from: MKC Kansas City MO at 11:16 pm
- Destination: KAAO Wichita KS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 6,101 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 11:54 pm from AAO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on May 29, 2014. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Pilot Statement (Not Flying) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Cvdr Data | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N610AS on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: P&W Canada PW617F-E 179 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: P&W Canada PW617F-E 179 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Colonel James Jabara Airport · nearest airport
- Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,147 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Kansas 5,753 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN14LA008.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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