ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35A HB-VGC Lugano Airport (LUG)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 14 January 1987
Time:13:31
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 35A
Operator:Fidinam Fiduciara
Registration: HB-VGC
MSN: 35A-259
First flight: 1979
Engines: 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:Lugano Airport (LUG) (   Switzerland)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France
Destination airport:Lugano Airport (LUG/LSZA), Switzerland
Narrative:
A Learjet 35A corporate jet, HB-VGC, sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Lugano Airport (LUG), Switzerland. Both crew members survived.
The airplane overran the snow covered runway at Lugano, crossed a road and came to rest in a field.

Probable Cause:

CAUSE:
The accident was due to a runway excursion of the aircraft due to insufficient deceleration after landing on a runway made slippery by a light layer of snow.
Elements that played a role:
- Absence of a report on the state of the track
- Information provided was too optimistic and partly on the wrong runway conditions
- Overly optimistic assessment of the overall situation on the part of the crew
- Condition of the tires
- Late opening of the parachute brake

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CFEAA
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 years and 8 months
Accident number: No 1987/1-1282
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Runway excursion

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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 Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport to Lugano Airport as the crow flies is 291 km (182 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.
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