Gates Learjet 25D N300PL

Summary

On 22 December 1983 at about 22:40 local time, a Gates Learjet 25D registered N300PL, operated by AMF Corporation, was involved in an accident near Eagle, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 December 1983 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Eagle, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle County (EGE)

Coordinates

39.6506, -106.8204

Aircraft

Gates Learjet 25D

Registration

N300PL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

AMF Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Louis → Aspen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA046

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ARICREW ENCOUNTERED STRONGER HEADWINDS THAN EXPECTED. THEY REALIZED THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH FUEL RESERVED FOR AN IFR FLT TO ASPEN, SO THE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO EAGLE, CO. HOWEVER, THEIR LANDING AT ENGLE WAS DELAYED DUE TO A SNOWPLOW (WITH NO RADIO) ON THE RWY. AFTER CIRCLING & REENTERING FINAL APCH, THE AIRCREW NOTED THAT THE SNOWPLOW WAS STILL ON THE RWY, HEADED IN THEIR DIRECTION. THEY CONTINUED THEIR APCH & THE SNOWPLOW CLEARED THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE SNOWPLOW OPERATOR, THE ACFT WAS 100 TO 200 FT AGL WHEN IT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD. A FSS SPECIALIST NOTED THAT THE ACFT WAS STILL AIRBORNE WHEN IT PASSED THE 2ND TURNOFF, APRX 2300 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY, THE PLT DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS & IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKING ACTION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, WENT DOWN A 15 FT BANK & RAN INTO A SMALL RAVINE. THE RWY GRADIENT WAS 1.4% DOWNHILL, ELEV 6538 FT. DRAG CHUTE NOT DEPLOYED, 600 LBS FUEL RMNG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.