Narrative:
A Learjet 35A, XA-VDK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a hard landing accident at Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico.
Both engine mounts were broken.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 21 December 2021 |
| Time: | 00:47 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | XA-VDK |
| MSN: | 35-091 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cancún Airport (CUN) ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Opa-locka Executive Airport, FL (OPF/KOPF), United States of America |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico |
A Learjet 35A, XA-VDK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a hard landing accident at Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico.
Both engine mounts were broken.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» flightaware.comPhotos
Video, social media
— Raul Donado Osio (@rauldonadoosio) December 23, 2021
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 Opa-locka Executive Airport, FL to Cancún Airport as the crow flies is 858 km (536 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Opa-locka Executive Airport, FL to Cancún Airport as the crow flies is 858 km (536 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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