Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 May 2003
Aircraft Type: Learjet U-36A
Owner/operator: Japan Maritime Self Defence Force – JMSDF
Registration Number: 9202
Location: Iwakuni MCAS –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, specifically the aircraft’s flight control system and landing gear.Aircraft control systems, specifically the aircraft’s flight control system and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Learjet U-36A aircraft, serial 9202, experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Iwakuni MCAS, Japan. All four crew members were fatally injured. The aircraft operated on a local training exercise departing Iwakuni MCAS around 9:00 AM and returning at 10:45 AM, during a touch-and-go practice on runway 02. During this practice, the aircraft lost control and crashed on the left side of the runway, resulting in a fire.A Learjet U-36A aircraft, serial 9202, experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Iwakuni MCAS, Japan. All four crew members were fatally injured. The aircraft operated on a local training exercise departing Iwakuni MCAS around 9:00 AM and returning at 10:45 AM, during a touch-and-go practice on runway 02. During this practice, the aircraft lost control and crashed on the left side of the runway, resulting in a fire.
Description
A Learjet U-36A plane, serial 9202, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Iwakuni MCAS, Japan. All four crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a local flight out of Iwakuni MCAS. The Learjet departed Iwakuni MCAS around 9 o’clock for a training exercise of the Sea of Japan. The airplane returned at 10:45 to practice touch-and-goes on runway 02. During one of these touch-and-goes the plane lost control, crashed on the left side of the runway and burst into flames.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a touch-and-go practice on runway 02.Loss of control during a touch-and-go practice on runway 02.Share on:
