# Accident 20011026030099A: Lear 25B, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, October 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
- Airport: Ciudad Victoria Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A8JA
- Location: 23.7006° N, 98.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=23.7006&lon=-98.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715MH-2002-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 25B (registry code 5170511, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WAS02WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02WA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011026030099A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 WAS02WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02WA004), Oct 27, 2001: Learjet 25B (N715MH), Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, substantial damage

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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