Embraer EMB-500 incident near Meridian, Mississippi, April 5, 2013
On April 5, 2013 at about 8:09 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-500, registered N196EC, was involved in an incident during landing (landing roll) near Meridian, Mississippi (Key Field Airport). It was a positioning 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 failure of the main landing gear brake system’s antiskid system, which resulted in locked wheels during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 5, 2013 · about 8:09 pm local time · cases in 2013
- Place
- Meridian, Mississippi · Key Field Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-500 · all EMB-500s on the register
- Registration
- N196EC · no longer on the register · serial 50000151
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that the approach was uneventful and that he noted no anomalies during the flight. However, after touchdown and immediately upon brake application, the airplane began sliding in a manner that the pilot said was similar to hydroplaning even though, at the time of the incident, the runway was dry. Postincident examination revealed that both main landing gear tires were deflated and had wear marks that were associated with the wheels being locked while the airplane was in motion. Examination of the recordable data revealed that just before touchdown the "ANTI-SKID FAIL" message was displayed on the crew alerting system, and the associated maintenance message, "BRAKE CONTROL UNIT FAIL," was recorded on the central maintenance computer. Examination and testing of the brake control unit (BCU) fault log revealed that the loss of the antiskid function was caused by a disagreement between two BCU internal components of the wheel speed reading of each wheel. Although the airplane was equipped with numerous brake system protections, after the loss of wheel speed data, the system's protections against skidding were no longer operational, and a wheel lock on both main landing gear occurred. The investigation could not identify the cause of the disagreement of the wheel speed reading.
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
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Anti › skid section › Malfunction other cases naming the landing gear
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Landing gear brakes system › Malfunction other cases naming the landing gear
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,500 hours in all; 250 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 751 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, May 2, 2012; 205 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,472 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW617E-F (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW617E-F (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Progressive Aviation LLC
The flight
- Departed from: DTS Destin FL at 7:30 pm
- Destination: MEI Meridian MS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 01, 10,003 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 7:58 pm from MEI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
13 documents, released by the NTSB on December 16, 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 | Memorandum of Record - Phone Interview with Pilot | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Airframe Maintenance Logbooks [excerpts] | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Flight Data Recorder 10 - Factual Report | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 4 | Flight Data Recorder 10 - Attachment 1 | data file | Download |
| 5 | Meridian Weather | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 6 | Decoded Cmc Data – Day of Flight | PDF, 22 pages | View Download |
| 7 | Cmc Data – Raw | PDF, 71 pages | View Download |
| 8 | Bcu Examination Report | PDF, 7 pages | View Download |
| 9 | Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation - Meggitt | PDF, 14 pages | View Download |
| 10 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 11 | Photo 1 – View of Right Main Landing Gear Tire After Removal (Photo Courtesy of FAA) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 12 | Photo 2 – View of Left Main Landing Gear Tire After Removal (Photo Courtesy of FAA) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 13 | Central Maintenance Computer Data for Day of Flight | PDF, 22 pages | 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
- N196EC: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 221 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Embraer 663 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PW617E-F · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PW617E-F · as the NTSB recorded it
- Key Field · nearest airport
- Destin Executive · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 844 since 1982 · 89 in the last ten years
- Mississippi 2,599 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA13IA192.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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