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Crash of a Learjet 55 Longhorn in Rio de Janeiro
Date & Time:
Nov 9, 1994 at 1412 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PT-LIG
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
55-111
YOM:
1984
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown on runway 20L at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 20L is 1,320 metres long). The aircraft overran and came to rest in the Guanabara Bay. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Learjet 55 Longhorn in Seville
Date & Time:
Apr 4, 1994 at 1517 LT
Registration:
I-KILO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Seville - Milan
MSN:
55-007
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Seven minutes after takeoff from Seville-San Pablo Airport, while climbing, the crew reported technical problems and elected to return. Few minutes later, the situation worsened, the crew declared an emergency and started a rapid descent. The aircraft landed on runway 27 at an excessive speed. Upon touchdown, the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft rolled for about 2 km then veered off runway to the right and came to rest. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Final Report:
Crash of a Learjet 55 Longhorn near Jakiri: 9 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 5, 1987
Registration:
F-GDHR
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brazzaville – Tamanrasset – Paris
MSN:
55-070
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Brazzaville Airport on a charter flight to Paris-Le Bourget with an intermediate stop in Tamanrasset, Algeria, carrying seven passengers and two pilots. While cruising at FL390 in good weather conditions, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a mountainous area located in the region of Jakiri. The crew did not send any distress message. The wreckage was found few hours later in an isolated area. All nine occupants were killed, among them the French politician and businessman Michel Baroin, CEO of FNAC Group. He was returning to Paris following an official meeting with the Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the loss of control could not be determined.
Crash of a Learjet 55 Longhorn in Rutland
Date & Time:
Aug 6, 1986 at 1455 LT
Registration:
N921FP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rutland - Teterboro
MSN:
55-103
YOM:
1984
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
1800.00
Aircraft flight hours:
901
Circumstances:
The Lear 55 taxied out for takeoff and inadvertently attempted a takeoff on the wrong runway. When he realized his mistake, he aborted the takeoff because he knew the runway length was significantly less than his required field length. Insufficient runway also remained for the aborted takeoff and the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and hit a stone wall. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and the copilot received minor injuries while the pilot and the passenger were not injured.
Probable cause:
Occurrence #1: overrun
Phase of operation: takeoff - roll/run
Findings
1. Light condition - daylight
2. (c) wrong runway - selected - pilot in command
3. (f) complacency - pilot in command
4. (c) checklist - not used - pilot in command
5. Aborted takeoff - performed - pilot in command
6. (c) procedures/directives - not followed - pilot in command
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Occurrence #2: on ground/water collision with object
Phase of operation: takeoff - roll/run
Findings
7. (f) object - fence
Phase of operation: takeoff - roll/run
Findings
1. Light condition - daylight
2. (c) wrong runway - selected - pilot in command
3. (f) complacency - pilot in command
4. (c) checklist - not used - pilot in command
5. Aborted takeoff - performed - pilot in command
6. (c) procedures/directives - not followed - pilot in command
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Occurrence #2: on ground/water collision with object
Phase of operation: takeoff - roll/run
Findings
7. (f) object - fence
Final Report:
Crash of a Learjet 55 Longhorn at Waterkloof AFB: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 13, 1981
Operator:
Registration:
N57TA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waterkloof - Waterkloof
MSN:
55-010
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local demonstration flight to potential customers. After takeoff, while flying at a speed of 155 knots and an altitude of 690 feet, the crew initiated a barrel roll when control was lost. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase, killing both pilots.
