LAX66A0072

NTSB accident investigation · Lear Jet 23 · Ramona, CA · March 24, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1966
Place
Ramona, CA · RAMONA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N17SFSLear Jet 23
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174185

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0294  66/3/24    RAMONA CALIF        LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N17SFS              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 19000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            331 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMONA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-MISCALCULATED LANDING RUNWAY REQUIREMENTS.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND FLAPS FOR GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N17SFS
Reported as
Lear Jet 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramona