Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 July 1979
Aircraft Type: Learjet 25B
Owner/operator: Chapman Commodities
Registration Number: N40BC
Location: Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO (PUB) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left wingtipLeft wingtip
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Learjet left the ground at touchdown with a significant impact on the left wingtip, resulting in a rollover and crash.A Learjet left the ground at touchdown with a significant impact on the left wingtip, resulting in a rollover and crash.
Description
Yawed left on touchdown; left wingtip tank scraped along the runway. Power was added and the Learjet left the ground in a 90deg bank. The left wingtip struck the ground; it rolled inverted and crashed. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿcontrolÿinterference FACTOR(S): personnelÿ-ÿproduction-design-personnel:ÿpoor/inadequateÿdesign pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿspontaneous-improperÿaction
Primary Cause
Poor pilot intervention and interference with the flight control system.Poor pilot intervention and interference with the flight control system.Share on:
