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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lear 35A · Greenville, SC · February 27, 1997

Date: February 27, 1997 · 10:15 local
Place: Greenville, SC
Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ESYA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N440HM
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA088
Reported as: Lear 35A
Reported engine: Garrett TFE73122B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,293 total202 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days

N440HMRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 294 · Built 1980 Airframe modelGates Learjet 35A Engine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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Landed long used brakes spoilers and reversers, still ran off end over embankment crossed road into a dtich. (-23) the PIC stated he had to use spoilers to get on the glide slop and he never felt he was on a stabilized approach. He also was trying to make a smoother landing then he had done the day before. The touchdown point of the aircraft did not allow sufficient room to successfully complete the landing.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG USED BRAKES SPOILERS AND REVERSERS, STILL RAN OFF END OVER EMBANKMENT CROSSED ROAD INTO A DTICH. (-23) THE PIC STATED HE HAD TO USE SPOILERS TO GET ON THE GLIDE SLOP AND HE NEVER FELT HE WAS ON A STABILIZED APPROACH. HE ALSO WAS TRYING TO MAKE A SMOOTHER LANDING THEN HE HAD DONE THE DAY BEFORE. THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT ROOM TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA088Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenville, SCThe pilot-in-command's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point on a known wet runway, resulting in a subsequent overrun and on ground collision with a ditch.Feb 27, 1997 · Destroyed