Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 June 1984
Aircraft Type: Learjet 23
Owner/operator: Air Continental
Registration Number: N101PP
Location: ca 2 km SSE of Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Flight spoilersFlight spoilers
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An asymmetric spoiler configuration during approach to runway 33 resulted in a loss of control, leading to a crash and fire.An asymmetric spoiler configuration during approach to runway 33 resulted in a loss of control, leading to a crash and fire.
Description
Asymmetric spoiler configuration while on approach to runway 33. Turned right with a bank increasing to 90deg; lost control, crashed and burned. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An uncommanded roll to the right which caused the airplane to roll about 90øand descend into the ground. The cause of the uncommanded roll was an asymmetric retraction of the flight spoilers wherein the left spoiler retracted and the right spoiler did not. The Safety Board could not determine the reason for the right spoiler malfunction.”
Primary Cause
An uncommanded roll to the right which caused the airplane to roll about 90ø and descend into the ground.An uncommanded roll to the right which caused the airplane to roll about 90ø and descend into the ground.Share on:
