Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 September 1999
Aircraft Type: Learjet 36A
Owner/operator: rzteflugambulanz GmbH
Registration Number: OE-GMD
Location: Tulln/Langenlebarn-Brumowski Air Base –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Landing gear struts and wingsLanding gear struts and wings
Investigating Agency: UUS AustriaUUS Austria
Category: Accident
A Learjet aircraft, operating under unfavorable weather conditions ? a high-speed tailwind ? landed on runway 08 of the Tulln/Langenlebarn Air Base without clearance. The aircraft overshot the end of the runway and collided with a rural road, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft and a fatal crash of the Falcon 100 VP-BAF.A Learjet aircraft, operating under unfavorable weather conditions ? a high-speed tailwind ? landed on runway 08 of the Tulln/Langenlebarn Air Base without clearance. The aircraft overshot the end of the runway and collided with a rural road, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft and a fatal crash of the Falcon 100 VP-BAF.
Description
During landing on runway 08 of the Tulln/Langenlebarn Air Base, the aircraft touched down at a high speed. The aircraft had initially been cleared to land on runway 26 but landed, without landing clearance, on runway 08 instead. Due to the tail wind and high speed the aircraft was unable to stop. The Learjet overshot the end of the runway and crossed a rural road before coming to a standstill some 220 meters beyond the end of the runway. All three landing gear struts were torn off and the wings were deformed. The captain of this flight was later fatally injured in the crash of Falcon 100 VP-BAF on February 12, 2009.
Primary Cause
Unfavorable weather conditions (high-speed tailwind) and operational error (failure to obtain clearance) combined to create a dangerous situation.Unfavorable weather conditions (high-speed tailwind) and operational error (failure to obtain clearance) combined to create a dangerous situation.Share on:
