Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 07 FEB 1985 |
| Type: | Canadair CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601 |
| Operator: | TAG Aviation |
| Registration: | N779XX |
| C/n / msn: | 3018 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Milano-Linate Airport (LIN) (Italy)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML), Italy |
The Challenger was on a runway 36 ILS approach when the radio altimeter warning sounded. A missed approach was initiated but the aircraft hit the ground 44m short of the runway. The undercarriage collapsed and collided with a concrete post.
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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.
