# Accident 19970227001909A: Lear 35A, Greenville, SC, February 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1997, 10:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ESYA
- Location: 34.8293° N, 82.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8293&lon=-82.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440HM-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE73122B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,293 total, 202 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970227001909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA088), Feb 27, 1997: Learjet LR35 (N440HM), Greenville, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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