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).
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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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 5, 2013 · about 8:09 pm local time
- Place
- Meridian, Mississippi · Key Field 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
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Landing gear brakes system › Malfunction
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
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 ERA13IA192.