Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | lunes 30 enero 1984 |
Hora: | 13:30 |
Tipo: | Learjet 24 |
Operador: | Gee Bee Aero Inc |
Registración: | N44GA |
Numéro de série: | 24-129 |
Año de Construcción: | 1967 |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 3306 |
Motores: | 2 General Electric CJ610-4 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Avalon, CA ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Demostración |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Catalina Island-Avalon Bay Airport, CA (AVX/KAVX), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:Sales demo. Touched down 500 feet down the runway, overran and went over a 90 feet bluff. Caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
reason for occurrence undetermined
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
terrain condition..mountainous/hilly
improper..pilot in command
terrain condition..downhill
self-induced pressure..pilot in command
airport fire/rescue service..inadequate
pressure induced by others..other person
airport facilities,runway/landing area condition..uphill
airport facilities,runway/landing area condition..rough/uneven
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Subsiguiente / acciones de seguridad
NTSB issued 2 Safety Recommendations
Issued: 27-NOV-1985 | To: FAA | A-85-115 |
ISSUE AN OPERATIONS BULLETIN DIRECTING GENERAL AVIATION INSPECTORS AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION SPECIALISTS TO URGE OPERATORS OF TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES IN GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS TO USE MINIMUM LANDING RUNWAY LENGTHS WHICH PROVIDE THE SAFETY MARGIN REQUIRED BY 14 CFR PART 135 OR, AT THE LEAST, A SAFETY MARGIN CONSISTENT WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE AIRPLANE. THE OPERATIONS BULLETIN SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM OR ALTERNATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (I.E., ABORTED LANDINGS) NOT ONLY FOR PREPLANNED FAILED BRAKE LANDINGS, BUT FOR USE IN THE EVENT THE BRAKES FAIL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. COPIES OF THE OPERATIONS BULLETIN SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL BUSINESS AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION FOR DISSEMINATION TO ITS MEMBERS. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 27-NOV-1985 | To: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE SANTA CATALINA ISLAND CONSERVANCY, AND THE CITY OF AVALON FIRE DEPARTMENT | A-85-116 |
IMPROVE THE CURRENT CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE (CFR) CAPABILITY AT THE CATALINA AIRPORT BY (Closed - Unacceptable Action) |
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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 Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA to Catalina Island-Avalon Bay Airport, CA as the crow flies is 687 km (429 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.