Narrative:
At the conclusion of an uneventful on-demand, IFR flight at night, the flight crew of the Learjet 55 conducted an instrument approach to a runway that was about 7,300 feet long. The crew noted that the weather conditions during the approach included fog and mist, and after touching down about 1500 feet from the runway threshold, they applied the brakes and thrust reversers gradually due to the "slippery" condition of the runway. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, the crew applied full braking, but the airplane departed the end of the runway and came to rest on the side of an embankment. During the runway overrun the fuselage was substantially damaged. The flight crew reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: "The flight crew's failure to stop the airplane on the available runway, which was wet and resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch."
KBLM 260456Z AUTO 06007KT 3SM BR OVC003 07/ A2987 RMK AO2 SLP116 T0072 400940067
accident date: 25-02-2020
type: Learjet 55
registration: N135LR
accident date: 25-02-2020
type: Learjet 55
registration: N135LR
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 2020 |
| Time: | 23:56 |
| Type: |  Learjet 55 |
| Operator: | Expectra Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N135LR |
| MSN: | 55-068 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12792 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-3AR-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Belmar/Farmingdale-Monmouth Executive Airport, NJ (BLM) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC/KRIC), United States of America |
| Belmar/Farmingdale-Monmouth Executive Airport, NJ (BLM/KBLM), United States of America |
At the conclusion of an uneventful on-demand, IFR flight at night, the flight crew of the Learjet 55 conducted an instrument approach to a runway that was about 7,300 feet long. The crew noted that the weather conditions during the approach included fog and mist, and after touching down about 1500 feet from the runway threshold, they applied the brakes and thrust reversers gradually due to the "slippery" condition of the runway. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, the crew applied full braking, but the airplane departed the end of the runway and came to rest on the side of an embankment. During the runway overrun the fuselage was substantially damaged. The flight crew reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: "The flight crew's failure to stop the airplane on the available runway, which was wet and resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
METAR Weather report:
04:56 UTC / 23:56 local time:KBLM 260456Z AUTO 06007KT 3SM BR OVC003 07/ A2987 RMK AO2 SLP116 T0072 400940067
Photos
accident date: 25-02-2020
type: Learjet 55
registration: N135LR
accident date: 25-02-2020
type: Learjet 55
registration: N135LR
Video, social media
These photos by the Monmouth Jet Center and Glendola Fire Co. show just how lucky the 5 on board this Lear jet were after their skid off the runway last night. Airport mgr Rita Spader told me "it's amazing no one was killed." All walked away. @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/wPvVzB3OhP
Jim Murdoch News12NJ (@ReporterJim) February 26, 2020
WALL (MONMOUTH) - AIRCRAFT INCIDENT - MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT - LEARJET OVERSHOT RUNWAY 32 - NO INJURIES. pic.twitter.com/K00f16Ca5r
NJ Fire Incidents (@wt2fd) February 26, 2020
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 Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA to Belmar/Farmingdale-Monmouth Executive Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 404 km (252 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA to Belmar/Farmingdale-Monmouth Executive Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 404 km (252 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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