Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 05 FEB 2009 |
| Time: | 08:47 |
| Type: | Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | Rajet Aeroservicios |
| Registration: | XB-RYT |
| C/n / msn: | 35-042 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ciudad Victoria Airport (CVM) (Mexico) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Saltillo Airport (SLW/MMIO), Mexico |
| Ciudad Victoria Airport (CVM/MMCV), Mexico |
A Learjet 35 airplane became uncontrollable on landing at Ciudad Victoria Airport (CVM), Mexico. The crew lost control after touchdown and slid off the runway into the grass and came to rest upright after a 180 degree left turn. The landing gear collapsed resulting in structural damage to the structural supports for the landing gear.
Sources:
» NTSB
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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 Saltillo Airport to Ciudad Victoria Airport as the crow flies is 284 km (178 miles).
Distance from Saltillo Airport to Ciudad Victoria Airport as the crow flies is 284 km (178 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.
