Learjet 35A N829CA

Summary

On 13 July 2004 at about 23:20 local time, a Learjet 35A registered N829CA, operated by Aviation Jet Charters LLC, was involved in an accident near Newcastle, St Kitts And Nevis. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 2004 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Newcastle, St Kitts And Nevis

Nearest airport

Vance W. Amory (TKPN)

Coordinates

17.2083, -62.6000

Aircraft

Learjet 35A

Registration

N829CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Aviation Jet Charters LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Maarten → Newcastle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA04LA103

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flightcrew stated that approximately 8 miles out on a visual approach for runway 10 they requested winds and altimeter setting from the control tower. They received altimeter setting 29.95 inches Hg., and winds from 090 degrees at 20 knots. About 5 miles out, in full landing configuration, they checked wind conditions again, and were told 090 at 16 knots. They were holding Vref of 125 knots plus 10 knots on final. The approach was normal until they got a downdraft on short final. The airplane sank and they reacted by immediately adding engine power and increasing pitch, but the airplane continued to sink. The airplane's main landing gear came in contact with the top of the barbwire fencing at the approach end of the runway. The airplane landed short of the threshold. The airplane was under control during the roll out and they taxied to the ramp. A special weather observation was taken at the Vance W. Amory International Airport at 1930, 10 minutes after the accident. The special weather observation was winds 090 at 15 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,000, temperature 27 degrees centigrade, dewpoint temperature 23 degrees centigrade, altimeter setting 29.95 inches hg.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.