What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 15, 2005, at approx. 0923 mountain daylight time, a Learjet model 35, N620JM, operated by aspen base operation, was substantially damaged when the aircraft impacted terrain after departing the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under a visual flight plan and the provisions of 14 CFR 135. The two pilots and two passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at aspen co, and landed at vail co. at touchdown on runway 25, the copilot reported a lateral shift/shimmy in the aircraft and shortly thereafter the pilot lowered the nose, the aircraft, deployed ground spoilers and thrust reversers wherein the aircraft began an uncommanded turn to the right. The aircraft departed the runway surface at approximately a 45 degree curved path from runway centerline and 500 feet from initial touchdown point. The aircraft proceeded straight for 1300 feet, going airborne three times, shearing the right main gear at 820 feet & the left gear at 1115 feet from the runway departure point. The aircraft came to rest pointing north and caught fire on the right engine nacelle, aft portion of the right wing & the right fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 15, 2005, AT APPROX. 0923 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LEARJET MODEL 35, N620JM, OPERATED BY ASPEN BASE OPERATION, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN AND THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 135. THE TWO PILOTS AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ASPEN CO, AND LANDED AT VAIL CO. AT TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 25, THE COPILOT REPORTED A LATERAL SHIFT/SHIMMY IN THE AIRCRAFT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT, DEPLOYED GROUND SPOILERS AND THRUST REVERSERS WHEREIN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE CURVED PATH FROM RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 500 FEET FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED STRAIGHT FOR 1300 FEET, GOING AIRBORNE THREE TIMES, SHEARING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AT 820 FEET & THE LEFT GEAR AT 1115 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST POINTING NORTH AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE, AFT PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING & THE RIGHT FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.