ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35A I-MOCO Nürnberg Airport (NUE)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Thursday 8 February 2001
Time:15:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 35A
Operator:E.A.S. Aeroservizi
Registration: I-MOCO
MSN: 35A-445
First flight: 1981
Total airframe hrs:7275
Engines: 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B
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:0,2 km (0.1 mls) from Nürnberg Airport (NUE) (   Germany)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Nürnberg Airport (NUE/EDDN), Germany
Destination airport:Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy
Narrative:
After engine servicing at Nürnberg, Learjet 35A I-MOCO was prepared to return to Rome. The airplane, with two pilots and the chief technician of the operator on board, took off from runway 10 at 15:31. After five nautical miles the aircraft turned to the south. Less than three minutes after departure at an altitude of 5900 feet and an airspeed of 250 knots, the no. 1 engine failed. The captain decided to return to the airfield. Preparing for the approach to runway 10, the flaps were set at 8 degrees and the landing gear was extended. Because the aircraft was above the glideslope, power was reduced to idle and the flaps were lowered to 20 and a little later further down to 40 degrees. At that moment the airspeed dropped considerably. The thrust lever of the remaining right hand engine was then advanced to near takeoff power. Due to the asymmetric thrust the plane yawed to the left at a height of 200-300 feet. The captain ordered the first officer to raise the flaps back to the 20 degree position. The Learjet then stalled to the left, rolled inverted and crashed into trees.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was caused by an in-flight failure of the left power plant appr. 3 minutes after take-off and an inadequate conduct of the subsequent single-engine land procedure so that in short final the airplane stalled and crashed from low height. The failure of the left engine was caused by intergranular fractures of retention posts on the high pressure turbine disk. As a result of incorrect service life recordings the maximum number of cycles had considerably been exceeded."

Classification:
Loss of control

Photos

photo of Learjet-35A-I-MOCO
accident date: 08-02-2001
type: Learjet 35A
registration: I-MOCO
 

Map
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 Nürnberg Airport to Roma-Ciampino Airport as the crow flies is 858 km (536 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

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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