Descripción del Accidente ASN 06 MAY 1980 Learjet 23 N866JS - Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC)

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Estado:	Final
Fecha:	06 MAY 1980
Hora:	03:12
Tipo:	Learjet 23
Operador:	Kennedy Flite Center
Registración:	N866JS
Numéro de série:	23-018
Año de Construcción:
Horas Totales de la Célula:	4861
Motores:	2 General Electric CJ610-1
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:	Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2
Daños en la Aeronave:	Destruido
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC) (Estados Unidos de América)
Fase:	Aterrizaje (LDG)
Naturaleza:	Entrenamiento
Aeropuerto de Salida:	Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL (GNV/KGNV), Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC/KRIC), Estados Unidos de América

Descripción:
A Gates Learjet 23, N866JS, was being operated on a flight from Richmond, VA (RIC) to Louisville, KY (SDF), continuing to Gainesville, FL (GNV), and returning to Richmond. The pilot, received the appropriate weather briefings and filed three instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plans. The aircraft departed Richmond at 21:28 with two pilots aboard. The flight to Louisville was uneventful, as was the subsequent flight to Gainesville with six passengers aboard. The aircraft departed Gainesville at 01:52 with only the two pilots aboard.
Upon arrival in the Richmond area, the flightcrew requested an ILS approach to runway 33. They were cleared for the approach and landing. Witnesses stated that the aircraft crossed the runway threshold "a bit high," started to rock, and rolled inverted as engine thrust increased. The aircraft crashed adjacent to the runway at 03:12 and burst into flame. Both pilots were killed.

PROBABLE CAUSE:"The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and aircraft attitude while transitioning from final approach through flare to touchdown. The low-speed/high angle-of attack flight condition precipitated wing rolloff, wingtip strikes, and ultimate loss of aircraft control.
The pilot's improper technique during roundout may have been due to fatigue, his limited knowledge, training, and experience regarding the flight characteristics of the Learjet aircraft, and distraction caused by concern over the intensity of the approach lighting."

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL to Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA as the crow flies is 976 km (610 miles).

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Issued: 27-JUN-1980	To: FAA	A-80-053
CONVENE A MULTIPLE EXPERT OPINION TEAM TO EVALUATE THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS AND HANDLING QUALITIES OF SERIES 20 LEARJET AIRCRAFT, WITH AND WITHOUT SLOW FLIGHT MODIFICATION, AT BOTH LOW- AND HIGH-SPEED EXTREMES OF THE OPERATIONAL FLIGHT ENVELOPE UNDER THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS OF WEIGHT AND BALANCE (AND OTHER VARIABLE FACTORS) AND TO ESTABLISH THE ACCEPTABILITY OF THE CONTROL AND AIRSPEED MARGINS OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THESE EXTREMES. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 27-JUN-1980	To: FAA	A-80-054
ADVISE ALL LEARJET OPERATORS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF RECENT ACCIDENTS AND EMPHASIZE THE PRUDENCE OF RIGID ADHERENCE TO THE SPECIFIED OPERATIONAL LIMITS AND RECOMMENDED OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 27-JUN-1980	To: FAA	A-80-055
EVALUATE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE GATES LEARJET SERVICE NEWS LETTER 49 DATED MAY 1980 PERTAINING TO PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IF THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDS VMO/MMO AND, BASED ON THIS EVALUATION, REQUIRE APPROPRIATE REVISIONS TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. (Closed - Acceptable Action)