What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 26, 2001, at 1930 central daylight time, a Learjet 25B transport category airplane, N715MH, was substantially damaged when both main landing gears collapsed during the landing touchdown at Ciudad Victoria, state of tamaulipas, in the republic of Mexico. The captain, first officer, 2 medical attendants, and 2 passengers aboard the airplane were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by American jet international of houston, Texas. The air ambulance flight originated from the houston hobby airport approximately 1800, and made an intermediate stop at the matamoros airport (mmma) to clear mexican customs. Night visual meteorological prevailed for the flight, for which and instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Mexico. Any additional information may be obtained from: secretaria de comunicaciones y transportes direccion general de aeronautica civil providencia 807, cuarto piso colonia del valle, codigo postal 03100 Mexico, d.f. this report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the dgac of the republic of Mexico. (-23) on October 26, 2001, at 19:30 central daylight time, a LR25B a multiengine turbo jet, N715MH, was substantially damaged when it impacted the edge of the displaced threshold while on approach to runway 33 at Ciudad Victoria (mmcv). The two pilots and passengers, were not injured. Dark night visual meteorological conditions with light rain prevailed and a flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal aviation regulation part 135 ambulance flight. The flight departed houston hobby (hou) with a stop in matamoros, Mexico before departing for mmcv. Note: the company has agreed to update their international procedures manual and will conduct recurrent training for their pilots.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 26, 2001, AT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LEARJET 25B TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANE, N715MH, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN AT CIUDAD VICTORIA, STATE OF TAMAULIPAS, IN THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, 2 MEDICAL ATTENDANTS, AND 2 PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL OF HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 1800, AND MADE AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AT THE MATAMOROS AIRPORT (MMMA) TO CLEAR MEXICAN CUSTOMS. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, FOR WHICH AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: SECRETARIA DE COMUNICACIONES Y TRANSPORTES DIRECCION GENERAL DE AERONAUTICA CIVIL PROVIDENCIA 807, CUARTO PISO COLONIA DEL VALLE, CODIGO POSTAL 03100 MEXICO, D.F. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY, OR OBTAINED FROM THE DGAC OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. (-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 2001, AT 19:30 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LR25B A MULTIENGINE TURBO JET, N715MH, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE EDGE OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 AT CIUDAD VICTORIA (MMCV). THE TWO PILOTS AND PASSENGERS, WERE NOT INJURED. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT RAIN PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 135 AMBULANCE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HOUSTON HOBBY (HOU) WITH A STOP IN MATAMOROS, MEXICO BEFORE DEPARTING FOR MMCV. NOTE: THE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO UPDATE THEIR INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURES MANUAL AND WILL CONDUCT RECURRENT TRAINING FOR THEIR PILOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.