Gates Learjet 35A N800AW

Summary

On 19 March 2004 at about 11:45 local time, a Gates Learjet 35A registered N800AW was involved in an accident near Utica, New York, United States. 2 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.

Date

19 March 2004 at 11:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Utica, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Oneida County Airport (UCA)

Coordinates

43.1450, -75.3839

Aircraft

Gates Learjet 35A

Registration

N800AW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Utica

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA088

Nobody was injured.

The copilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and the captain's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The copilot was flying an ILS approach at an airspeed of Vref plus 10 knots, and the captain made visual contact with the runway about 350 feet agl. The airplane then drifted high on the glideslope, and the copilot decreased engine power. The sink rate subsequently became too great. By the time the captain called for a go-around, the airspeed had deteriorated, and the stick shaker activated. Although power was applied for the go-around, the airplane impacted the runway in a level attitude before the engines spooled up. The airplane came to rest in snow, about 20 feet off the left side of the runway, near mid-field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.