Narrative:
Asymmetric spoiler configuration while on approach to runway 33. Turned right with a bank increasing to 90deg; lost control, crashed and burned.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncommanded roll to the right which caused the airplane to roll about 90°and descend into the ground. The cause of the uncommanded roll was an asymmetric retraction of the flight spoilers wherein the left spoiler retracted and the right spoiler did not. The Safety Board could not determine the reason for the right spoiler malfunction."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 4 June 1984 |
| Time: | 23:41 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Operator: | Air Continental |
| Registration: | N101PP |
| MSN: | 23-085 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8489 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 2 km SSE of Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Syracuse-Hancock International Airport, NY (SYR/KSYR), United States of America |
| Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL/KBDL), United States of America |
Asymmetric spoiler configuration while on approach to runway 33. Turned right with a bank increasing to 90deg; lost control, crashed and burned.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An uncommanded roll to the right which caused the airplane to roll about 90°and descend into the ground. The cause of the uncommanded roll was an asymmetric retraction of the flight spoilers wherein the left spoiler retracted and the right spoiler did not. The Safety Board could not determine the reason for the right spoiler malfunction."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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Map
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Distance from Syracuse-Hancock International Airport, NY to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT as the crow flies is 307 km (192 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Syracuse-Hancock International Airport, NY to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT as the crow flies is 307 km (192 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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