Learjet 35A N394JP
14 February 2001 · Punta Gorda, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 February 2001 at about 09:45 local time, a Learjet 35A registered N394JP, operated by Pervez Khan, was involved in an accident near Punta Gorda, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte County (PGD)
- Coordinates
- 26.9200, -81.9903
- Aircraft
- Learjet 35A
- Registration
- N394JP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pervez Khan
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Punta Gorda
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
the pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a hard landing, and impact with the runway. A factor in the accident was reduced visibility because of ground fog.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard on runway 03, blew out the left main landing gear tires and traveled about 4,100 feet down the runway before coming to a stop. According to the pilot he radioed ATC that he had the airport and runway in sight. At 800 feet he lost sight of the runway because of "light fog." He performed a missed approach and stayed in the pattern VFR. On the second approach he was distracted by the fog, but said he did not lose sight of the runway. He said that the co-pilot advised him to go around again but he landed. He said the landing was hard, but did not realize he had a problem until the airplane started pulling to the left. When the airplane came to a stop he got everyone out because of a fuel leak. The 30-minute CVR recording was found to have no data that could contribute to determining the probable cause, and no transcript was prepared. The reported visibility at the time of the accident was 0.25 sm mile with fog. The pilot called the Saint Petersburg flight service station about 2 hours after the accident to report same.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Learjet 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2001 | Learjet 35 | Schenectady, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2002 | Learjet 35A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Aircraft Charter Group Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2000 | Learjet 35A | Lyon, France | Northern Executive Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Apr 2000 | Learjet 35A | Marianna, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Aug 1999 | Learjet 35A | Adwa, Ethiopia | Corporate Jets, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1999 | Learjet 35 | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | Sunjet Aviation Inc | Fatal | 6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2001 | Enstrom F-28C | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 177 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Thomas W. Norton | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft C90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |