Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 20 April 2021
Aircraft Type: Learjet 35A
Owner/operator: Eletric Power Constru‡?o
Registration Number: PR-MLA
Location: Belo Horizonte/Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport, MG (PLU) – ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
A Learjet 35A aircraft experienced a runway excursion following landing on runway 13 at Belo Horizonte/Pampulha Airport, Brazil. The aircraft retracted its undercarriage and subsequently breached the perimeter fence, leading to a crash through the fence and subsequent movement on the ground.A Learjet 35A aircraft experienced a runway excursion following landing on runway 13 at Belo Horizonte/Pampulha Airport, Brazil. The aircraft retracted its undercarriage and subsequently breached the perimeter fence, leading to a crash through the fence and subsequent movement on the ground.

Description

A Learjet 35A, operating on a test and training flight, suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 13 at Belo Horizonte/Pampulha Airport, Brazil. The crew was performing a touch-and-go when the aircraft touched down with the undercarriage retracted. The aircraft went through the perimeter fence broke in two. One pilot died, two other occupants were injured. Runway 13 has a Landing Distance Available of 2364 meters, followed by a 150 m stopway. The aircraft went off the stopway and traveled 60 m on the grass before crashing through the perimeter fence. It continued another 60 meters before it came to rest in some bushes to the right side of a concrete construction for the localizer antenna array.

Source of Information

https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2021/04/20/aeronave-cai-no-aeroporto-da-pampulha-em-belo-horizonte.ghtml?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=g1https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2021/04/20/aeronave-cai-no-aeroporto-da-pampulha-em-belo-horizonte.ghtml?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=g1

Primary Cause

Runway excursion following landing on runway 13.Runway excursion following landing on runway 13.

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