Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 April 2004
Aircraft Type: Learjet 55
Owner/operator: Bombardier Capital Corporation
Registration Number: N355UJ
Location: La Romana Airport (LRM) –
ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary flight control system, including the control surfaces and associated actuators, and potentially the landing gear.The aircraft’s primary flight control system, including the control surfaces and associated actuators, and potentially the landing gear.
Category: Accident
A large aircraft experienced a severe hard landing following an aborted takeoff due to a combination of factors, resulting in substantial damage.A large aircraft experienced a severe hard landing following an aborted takeoff due to a combination of factors, resulting in substantial damage.
Description
Substantially damaged during a hard landing following an aborted takeoff.
Primary Cause
Aborted takeoff and subsequent hard landing due to a combination of aerodynamic instability and control system failure.Aborted takeoff and subsequent hard landing due to a combination of aerodynamic instability and control system failure.Share on:
