Learjet35

The pilot departed on a 1+50 cross-country flight with approximately 30 gallons of fuel in each wing tank (approximately 27 gallons usable fuel per side). The flight was uneventful until he started a descent from 8000 feet msl to 3000 feet, when the engine made “two pops” and “quit.” The pilot said there was no engine roughness, “It just stopped.” He made several attempts to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. The pilot declared an emergency and landed in a field. Upon landing, the nose gear dug into the dirt and separated from the airplane.

At about 2154 Alaska time, the airplane sustained minor damage while landing at the conclusion of an aeromedical flight conducted under FAR 135. None of the six people aboard, including the airline transport pilot or commercial pilot, reported any injuries. Dark night visual conditions prevailed. It was the first-officer’s leg. As the flight descended below clouds, the pilots discovered that the first officer’s windscreen was entirely covered with ice, and she would be unable to continue the approach. The captain’s windscreen was partially covered with ice, but he could see the runway environment and took control of the airplane.

At about 1100 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing and runway excursion. The flight was conducted under Part 135 on an IFR flight plan. Instrument conditions were encountered during the ILS approach but visual conditions prevailed on the airport.

The airplane was destroyed when it impacted water and terrain at 1328 Central time while maneuvering to land at the end of the Part 91 positioning flight. The captain and first officer sustained fatal injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. Preliminary ATC and radar data revealed the flight was cleared for a visual approach to Runway 16, followed by a right traffic, circle-to-land approach to Runway 34.

The airplane sustained an in-flight loss of the right elevator at about 1030 Pacific time while maneuvering off the coast of San Diego. The Airline Transport certificated pilot, the Commercial co-pilot and one passenger were not injured, but the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual conditions prevailed for the local public-use flight.

The airplane was destroyed and the two Airline Transport pilots aboard were killed when the business jet impacted water and light stanchions at about 1440 Eastern time while on approach to landing. Three passengers survived with minor injuries. Instrument conditions prevailed for the Part 135 charter. According to one of the passengers, as the flight neared its destination, the passenger looked out his window and saw sailboats about 300 feet below. The airplane continued its descent, until the passenger felt it power up, followed by an impact. Reported weather some 15 minutes after the accident included two statute miles visibility in mist and a broken cloud layer at 100 feet….

At about 0645 eastern time, a Gates Learjet 35A was substantially damaged while landing at Oneida County Airport. There were no injuries aboard the Part 135 air taxi cargo flight. The copilot reported that he was the pilot flying at the time of the accident, which occurred after an ILS approach to runway 33. The airplane was too high during the approach, and the copilot decreased engine power. The sink rate then became too great, and the flightcrew initiated a go-around. However, the airplane landed hard on the runway before the engines could spool upand sustained damage to the main landing gear and both wings….

At about 1235 eastern time, a Gates Learjet 35A was damaged when taxiing after landing at Akron-Canton Regional Airport. The pilot and co-pilot were not injured. The pilot said the taxi from the runway to the ramp was normal. After making a 90-degree turn onto the ramp, the airplane began to slide on top of an ice layer. The brakes were ineffective and the co-pilot shut down the engines. Due to the downward slope of the ramp area and the wind conditions, however, the airplane continued to accelerate and struck a concrete retaining wall. An FAA inspector noted that the ramp area was covered with a 1-inch layer of smooth clear ice. Winds at the time were from 300 degrees at 16 knots, with 27-k…

At approximately 11:47 CST, a Learjet 35A was substantially damaged when the airplane undershot the threshold for Runway 19 while landing at the Rogers Municipal Airport. The first officer and one passenger suffered minor injuries, the captain and seven passengers were not injured. The 671-mile Part 135 flight originated from Winston Salem, N.C., at about 10:17. On landing, the airplane touched down 12 feet short of the landing threshold. The left main landing gear struck the concrete foundation for the approach lighting system and collapsed. The airplane traveled another 1,700 feet before coming to rest on the east side of the 6,011 foot asphalt runway. The winds were reported from 150 degr…

At 09:30 CDT, a Learjet 35A operating as a training flight crashed near Marianna, killing the crew of two and a commercial pilot in the jump seat. The airplane had departed from Opa Locka, Fla., more than an hour earlier for the left-seat pilot to retake a Learjet type rating checkride he had failed several days earlier. The pilot was on an IFR flight plan in VMC when he canceled his IFR flight plan over the VOR, and reported the airport in sight. The distance from the VOR to the airport was 4 miles. Several witnesses saw the airplane enter right traffic at a low altitude for a landing on runway 36. The airplane was seen turning right from base to final, at which point it pitched nose high,…