Training

The aircraft had just successfully completed a series of practice approaches to a full stop. The training flight was being conducted to give refresher training to the pilot who had not flown a Lear Jet in over a year and had never flown a lear model 35. The flight instructor requested a practice approach with a missed approach and was cleared for the option. Witnesses stated that the aircraft rolled right and then rolled left to an inverted position. Colliding with the ground shortly thereafter. All three occupants were killed.

While cruising a low altitude on a training mission, the twin engine aircraft struck power cables and crashed into the sea off Miyazaki. All three crew members were killed.

The aircraft collided with trees during a forced landing following a loss of power. The student pilot stated the flight was normal until a 'violent right yaw' developed when the throttles were advanced to recover from a practice stall. As the cfi took over the controls and attempted recovery a 'substantial loss of power' occurred on both engines. A forced landing was made in a field during which the left wing contacted trees and the aircraft was engulfed in flames. Post accident examination of the left engine failed to disclose any discrepancies. Discrepancies were noted on the right engine.
1) The fuel controller fuel line 'tee' fitting was cracked around 50% of its circumference. (ductile overload).
2) The turbocharger gasket on the inlet side of the turbine showed leakage around 70% of the gasket are. The aircraft had a history of symptoms of fuel vaporization which subsided with use of the aux fuel pump as the engine manufacturer suggests. It is unknown if the aux pump was used during this accident.

Aircraft was on training flight for initial copilot qualification for commuter air carrier. Instructor and two trainees were on board. The aircraft departed Charlotte at about 2314 edt for the Hickory area for training. At about 0015 edt, it was reported that the crew visited the Hickory FSS. After departing Hickory, the aircraft climbed to 5,500 feet and remained generally between Charlotte. At about 0145 edt, radar data showed the aircraft to be in a steep descent and gaining speed. The aircraft collided with tree limbs, a utility pole and the ground in about 35° angle of descent in a residential area of Conover, NC. Investigation revealed a nose up trim, which was approximately 75% of the available up-trim (3.38° upnose). This is an abnormal setting; so the entire trim unit was retained and sent to the Talley Corp for detailed exam. The ram end fittings were sent to ga tech research for surface fracture analysis. The exam showed ductile overstress and no indication of pre-cracked condition. Pitch trim emergencies are a part of sunbirds c-99 training program (fit 1 & 2). All three occupants were killed.

The crew was dispatched at Beale AFB to follow a training program. Following several touch-and-go maneuvers, the crew started a new approach when the aircraft became unstable on final. The instructor allowed the pilot-in-command to continue the approach when the engine n°1 struck the runway surface, caught fire and exploded. Out of control, the airplane banked left and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.

The crew was completing a training flight on USS Midway. In unclear circumstances, the aircraft was trying to land but missed the rope and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed while three others were rescued.

N100HC and N33177 collided due to the failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual separation. The pilot-in-command of N100HC made a poor decision by performing the simulated emergency descent on a low altitude airway. The southerly descending maneuver was performed between 5,500 and 3,500 feet, which coincided with the westerly cruising altitude of N33177. The pilot of N33177 would have been hindered to an unknown degree by the high wing design of the aircraft from perceiving N100HC as it descended at a convergence angle of about 90°. The crew of N100HC saw N33177 just prior to collision and initiated an unsuccessful rolling pull-up evasive maneuver. A portion of the right wing and the empennage of N33177 were separated during the collision resulting in its uncontrolled vertical descent. Post crash fire consumed the wreckage. Damage to N100HC led to a forced landing 7 1/2 miles from the mid air collision. Both pilots on board the Beech were unhurt.

During the takeoff roll at a speed of 140 knots on runway 32, the crew heard a loud bang followed by vibrations. Decision was taken to abandon the takeoff procedure and the crew was able to stop the aircraft before the end of the runway. All 19 occupants evacuated while the aircraft was quickly destroyed by fire.

An ATP pilot (pilot-in-command) said he was checking out another (commercial) pilot in the aircraft. As the commercial pilot was making a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing, the aircraft lost altitude and collided with water. The commercial pilot stated that he was looking for the flap control when the accident occurred. Reportedly, the pilot-in-command was looking for some charts inside his flight bag and did not realize the aircraft was losing altitude until just prior to impact. The pilot-in-command reported that the visibility was three miles with haze. Both pilots evacuated safely while the aircraft was lost.

The twin engine airplane departed Fortaleza Airport at 0800LT with four crew members on board, taking part to a combined exercise called 'Costeirex Nordeste 85' with the Brazilian Navy. At 1020LT, while flying at a very low height above the sea, one of the wing struck the water surface. The aircraft crashed and sank by a depth of 29 meters about 18 NM off Mucuripe, a district of Fortaleza. All four crew members were killed. One of the wing was found 500 meters from the main wreckage.
Crew:
Cpt Gildo Zanin Pistolato,
Sgt Renato Ribeiro do Santos,
Lt Marcelo Luis Lemos,
Vinicius Santos do Nascimento.