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Landing Gear Failure Blamed in Fatal Ground Collision in Scottsdale

One person was killed and three others injured after a Learjet collided with a parked Gulfstream.

Scottsdale Airport. [Credit: Ryan Ewing]
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Key Takeaways:

  • A collision involving two business jets on the ground at Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) resulted in one fatality and three injuries.
  • The incident occurred when an arriving Learjet 35A veered off the runway after its main left landing gear reportedly failed, striking a parked Gulfstream G200.
  • The Learjet is registered to an entity owned by Motley Crue's Vince Neil, though he was not aboard, and the NTSB is leading the investigation into the accident which temporarily closed the airport.
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One person was killed and three others injured Monday when two business jets collided on the ground at Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) in Arizona.  

The accident occurred around 2:39 p.m. MST when airport officials said a Learjet 35A arriving from Austin, Texas, veered off the runway and struck a parked Gulfstream G200.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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