Narrative:
The Learjet 24 landed long at Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP). It overran the runway, hit localizer antennae and the ILS building. The pilot was attempting to execute a go around but had failed to stow the spoilers.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1973 |
| Time: | 09:56 |
| Type: |  Learjet 24 |
| Operator: | Air Taxis Inc. |
| Registration: | N100SQ |
| MSN: | 24-113 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saint Joseph-Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO (STJ/KSTJ), United States of America |
| Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP/KYIP), United States of America |
The Learjet 24 landed long at Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP). It overran the runway, hit localizer antennae and the ILS building. The pilot was attempting to execute a go around but had failed to stow the spoilers.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
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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 Saint Joseph-Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO to Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI as the crow flies is 986 km (616 miles).
Distance from Saint Joseph-Rosecrans Memorial Airport, MO to Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI as the crow flies is 986 km (616 miles).
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