- Date
- March 23, 1989, 20:15 local (Mar 24, 1989, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Roanoke, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29FNLearjet 25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890324004429A
- Case key
- 11455
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Co-pilots poorly planned approach which resulted in an overrun landing. A contributing factor was the captains poor supervision of the approach and landing.
Analysis
The acft overran the end of rwy 06 (6800 ft long) following an lda apch. It contacted a dirt berm at the end of the grass overrun and catapulted into the air. The capt had advanced the power levers to full pwr for go-around after they seemed to get no spoilers and thrust reversal. Both crewmembers stated that the co-plt made the initial landing. The acft gained flying speed as the terrain dropped off. The acft was climbed to 6000 ft to access damage and two twr fly-bys were made to ck the landing gear. The twr reported no gear in sight. A decision was made to land on rwy 33 for the best overrun. The acft was landed without lndg gear and slid the length of the rwy and continued 200 ft off the departure end on the grass. Another plt witness stated that N29FN had been landed 'fast and high'. Post acc exam and testing of the acft produced no malfunctions of the systems. The lndg gear was found to have been separated during the first landing when the acft catapulted off the dirt berm.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29FN
- Reported as
- Learjet 25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-018
- Airframe hours
- 7,878
- Engine
- GE CJ-610-6, 2,950 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Flight International, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flt. Int'L. Of Florida, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 19, 1989 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- PHF · Newport News, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ROA · Roanoke Reg., runway 6, 6,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,765 total · 1,184 in this make and model · 2,770 as pilot in command · 166 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.