Narrative:
Type rating check ride. Failed to maintain directional control during a simulated engine failure after reaching V1 on takeoff.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
rotation..excessive..pilot in command
procedures/directives..not followed..pilot in command
directional control..not maintained..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
emergency procedure..simulated..check pilot
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1984 |
| Time: | 16:38 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35 |
| Operator: | Jet East |
| Registration: | N95TC |
| MSN: | 35-020 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5276 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT) ( United States of America)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 157 m (515 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT/KACT), United States of America |
| Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), United States of America |
Type rating check ride. Failed to maintain directional control during a simulated engine failure after reaching V1 on takeoff.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
rotation..excessive..pilot in command
procedures/directives..not followed..pilot in command
directional control..not maintained..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
emergency procedure..simulated..check pilot
Classification:
Simulated engine failureLoss of control
Sources:
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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 Waco Municipal Airport, TX to Dallas-Love Field, TX as the crow flies is 141 km (88 miles).
Distance from Waco Municipal Airport, TX to Dallas-Love Field, TX as the crow flies is 141 km (88 miles).
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