No fatalities
General Atomics MQ-9 B accident at Sierra Vista, AZ, 13 Nov 2020
On November 13, 2020, a General Atomics MQ-9 B operated by Customs and Border Patrol was involved in an aviation accident near Sierra Vista, AZ. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s incorrect automated landing profile selection, which resulted in an impact with a runway trench. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot’s incorrect automated landing profile selection, which resulted in an impact with a runway trench. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instruction's and instructor's failure to spot the incorrect landing profile selection during prelanding checks.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
PilotInstructor/check pilot