- Date
- February 5, 2009, 08:47 local (14:47 UTC)
- Place
- Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- XB-RYTLearjet 35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73877
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On February 5, 2009 a Learjet 35 airplane lost control on landing at Ciudad Victoria Airport (MMCV), Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The crew lost control after touchdown and slid off the runway into the grass and came to rest upright after a 180 degree left turn. The landing gear collapsed resulting in structural damage to the structural supports for the landing gear. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Mexico. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Mexico. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) Direccion General de Aeronutica Civil (DGAC) Col. san Juan de Arrgon, 3-seccion Del. Venustiano Carrabza Mexico, D.F, Mexico c.p. 15620 Telephone: 55-2598-0138
Aircraft
- Registration
- XB-RYT
- Reported as
- Learjet 35 (A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- Garrett TFE731-2-2A, turbo fanGarrett TFE731-2-2A, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Rajet Aeroservices
- Registered owner
- Rajet Aeroservices
- Departed
- MMIO · Saltillo
- Destination
- MMCV · Ciudad Victoria
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MMCV · Aeropuerto Pedro J. Mendez, runway 15, 7,218 × 148 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.45 inHg
- Observed at
- MMCV