- Date
- December 8, 1985, 13:39 local (19:39 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, MN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15TWLearjet 35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851208060929A
- Case key
- 13237
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft had just successfully completed a series of practice approaches to a full stop. The training flight was being conducted to give refresher training to the pilot who had not flown a lear jet in over a year and had never flown a lear model 35. The flight instructor requested a practice approach with a missed approach and was cleared for the option. Witnesses stated that the aircraft rolled right and then rolled left to an inverted position. Colliding with the ground shortly thereafter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15TW
- Reported as
- Learjet 35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 106
- Engine
- Garrett TFE-731-2-2B, 3,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Corporate Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 21, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- MSP · Minneapolis, MN
- Destination
- RST · Rochester, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RST · Rochester Muni, runway 13, 7,533 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,986 total · 238 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RST
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.