Embraer Executive Aircraft INC EMB-500 accident near Detroit, Michigan, February 18, 2022
On February 18, 2022 at about 5:52 pm local time, a 2014 Embraer Executive Aircraft INC EMB-500, registered N68NH, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Detroit, Michigan (Coleman A Young Muni airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s decision to land on the contaminated runway with previous reports of unfavorable braking action.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 18, 2022 · about 5:52 pm local time · cases in 2022
- Place
- Detroit, Michigan · Coleman A Young Muni · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer Executive Aircraft INC EMB-500, built 2014
- Registration
- N68NH · registry record · serial 50000331
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that after touchdown, he was unable to stop the airplane on the 5,092 ft runway due to snow and ice contamination. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted airport lighting equipment, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that braking action was reported as 3/1/3, which corresponded to medium braking action for the initial 1/3 of the runway, poor braking action for the middle 1/3 of the runway, and medium braking action for the last 1/3 of the runway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and that he should have diverted to another airport with better runway conditions.
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
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Operating environment › Airport facilities/design › Runway/landing area condition › Decision related to condition
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,192 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 2,044 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 3, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,003.3 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, April 9, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 10,582 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt and Whitney PW610F-A (turbojet); 1,077 hours total
- Operator: Eclipse Transport LLC
The flight
- Departed from: KBUY Burlington NC at 4:16 pm
- Destination: KDET Detroit MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 33, 5,092 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,900 ft
- Temperature: 19°F (-7°C), dew point 9°F (-13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from KDET, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KDET 181753Z 22007KT 10SM BKN029 M07/M13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP463 T10671133 11067 21106 58011
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 3 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on May 4, 2022. 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, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Correspondence with Airport Operations | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Photos | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N68NH on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Pratt and Whitney PW610F-A 243 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Coleman A Young Municipal · nearest airport
- Burlington/Alamance Regional · departed from
- Coleman A Young Municipal · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,107 since 1982 · 230 in the last ten years
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN22LA126.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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