Status: | |
Date: | Monday 7 October 1991 |
Time: | 00:24 |
Type: | Learjet 55C |
Operator: | private |
Registration: | N555MX |
MSN: | 55-142 |
First flight: | 1989 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Nürnberg Airport (NUE) ( Germany)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria (LPA/GCLP), Spain |
Destination airport: | Nürnberg Airport (NUE/EDDN), Germany |
Narrative:During a Cat I approach in known Cat III conditions, visual reference to the runway was lost but the landing was continued. No flare was initiated. The aircraft touched down hard on the nose gear which sheared off. The aircraft stopped 1300 m from the threshold on the runway.
Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/94
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria to Nürnberg Airport as the crow flies is 3266 km (2041 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.