Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 1 November 2023
Aircraft Type: Learjet 35A
Owner/operator: Jet Rescue Air Ambulance
Registration Number: XA-IRE
Location: Cuernavaca Airport (CVJ/MMCB) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft Landing Gear and the Step embankment.Aircraft Landing Gear and the Step embankment.
Category: Accident
A Learjet 35A aircraft crashed at Cuernavaca Airport (CVJ/MMCB), Mexico, resulting in the deaths of two pilots and two passengers. The aircraft overran runway 20 after a long touchdown and subsequently went down a step embankment. Runway 20 is a 2881m long asphalt runway.A Learjet 35A aircraft crashed at Cuernavaca Airport (CVJ/MMCB), Mexico, resulting in the deaths of two pilots and two passengers. The aircraft overran runway 20 after a long touchdown and subsequently went down a step embankment. Runway 20 is a 2881m long asphalt runway.
Description
A Learjet 35A, operating on an air ambulance flight, was destroyed when it crashed at Cuernavaca Airport (CVJ/MMCB), Mexico. The two pilots and two passengers perished. Initial information suggests that the aircraft overran runway 20 at CVJ after a long touchdown and subsequently went down a step embankment. Runway 20 is a 2881m long asphalt runway.
Source of Information
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Runway excursion and embankment collapse due to excessive speed and improper landing technique.Runway excursion and embankment collapse due to excessive speed and improper landing technique.Share on:
