Learjet 60 N9CU
24 August 2007 · Westhampton, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2007 at about 00:43 local time, a Learjet 60 registered N9CU, operated by Jet Share US, LLC, was involved in an accident near Westhampton, New York, United States. 6 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 00:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westhampton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Francis S. Gabreski (FOK)
- Coordinates
- 40.8433, -72.6317
- Aircraft
- Learjet 60
- Registration
- N9CU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jet Share US, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Westhampton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The captain's failure to properly align the airplane prior to touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain was completing a night instrument approach, with 1/4-mile visibility and fog, and with the airplane positioned over the runway. Two seconds before touchdown, the first officer advised the captain, "you're drifting off the side," finishing the remark as an automatic 10-foot radio altimeter callout was being made. One second later, the captain responded "got it," and 1 second after that, the airplane's main landing gear touched down firmly near the left side of the runway, headed 20 to 30 degrees to the left of runway heading. The right main landing gear touched down first, followed by the left main landing gear, with no evidence that the nosewheel touched down on the runway. The airplane then continued straight, off the left side of the runway. It subsequently paralleled, then eased back toward the runway until losing its left main landing gear. The airplane then continued along a left arcing turn, crossed a taxiway, and came to rest about 4,300 feet from the runway threshold. Other than an anti-skid fault light, no preaccident mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Learjet 60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2008 | Learjet 60 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2011 | Learjet 60 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Mercer Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Learjet 60 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Performance Aircraft Leasing Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2012 | Learjet 60 | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Delta Private Jets | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2013 | Learjet 60 | Valencia, Venezuela | Lytham Group, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Mar 2000 | Learjet 60 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Cessna 172N | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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