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FAA accident report · Lear 35A · Groton - New L, CT · June 2, 2006

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Date
June 2, 2006 · 14:40 local
Place
Groton - New L, CT
Airport
Groton-New London
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UIJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N182K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06FA137
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
17,509 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N182KRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2006 · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 293 · Built 1980Airframe modelGates Learjet 35AEngine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) Lear jet N182K was conducting an ILS approach to runway 5 at Groton-New London Airport (gon) and hit the sequential approach lights short of the threshold of the runway. Both pilots received fatal injuries and three passengers received minor injuries. Aircraft came to rest in about 4' of water. Passengers evacuated themselves thru the aft emergency hatch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LEAR JET N182K WAS CONDUCTING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT GROTON-NEW LONDON AIRPORT (GON) AND HIT THE SEQUENTIAL APPROACH LIGHTS SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN ABOUT 4' OF WATER. PASSENGERS EVACUATED THEMSELVES THRU THE AFT EMERGENCY HATCH.

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 NYC06FA137Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGroton, CTThe crew's failure to properly monitor the airplane's altitude, which resulted in the captain's inadvertent descent of the airplane into water. Contributing to the accident were the foggy weather conditions, and the captain's decision to descend below the…Jun 2, 2006 · Destroyed