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September 20, 2008 · Learjet LR60 · N999LJ

Columbia, SC

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 20, 2008
Injury Outcomes
6 injuries (4 fatalities, 2 serious injuries)
Location
Columbia, SC
Aircraft
Learjet LR60
Tail Number
N999LJ
Operator
Global Exec Avaition
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
DCA08MA098

The NTSB’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-10/02. On September 19, 2008, about 2353 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier Learjet Model 60, N999LJ, owned by Inter Travel and Services, Inc., and operated by Global Exec Aviation, overran runway 11 during a rejected takeoff at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina. The captain, the first officer, and two passengers were killed; two other passengers were seriously injured. The nonscheduled domestic passenger flight to Van Nuys, California, was operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed.

NTSB Probable Cause

The operator’s inadequate maintenance of the airplane’s tires, which resulted in multiple tire failures during takeoff roll due to severe underinflation, and the captain’s execution of a rejected takeoff (RTO) after V1, which was inconsistent with her training and standard operating procedures. Contributing to the accident were (1) deficiencies in Learjet’s design of and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) certification of the Learjet Model 60’s thrust reverser system, which permitted the failure of critical systems in the wheel well area to result in uncommanded forward thrust that increased the severity of the accident; (2) the inadequacy of Learjet’s safety analysis and the FAA’s review of it, which failed to detect and correct the thrust reverser and wheel well design deficiencies after a 2001 uncommanded forward thrust accident; (3) inadequate industry training standards for flight crews in tire failure scenarios; and (4) the flight crew’s poor crew resource management (CRM).

Full Narrative

The NTSB’s full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-10/02. On September 19, 2008, about 2353 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier Learjet Model 60, N999LJ, owned by Inter Travel and Services, Inc., and operated by Global Exec Aviation, overran runway 11 during a rejected takeoff at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina. The captain, the first officer, and two passengers were killed; two other passengers were seriously injured. The nonscheduled domestic passenger flight to Van Nuys, California, was operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time23:53 EDT
Nearest AirportColumbia Metropolitan (0nm)
Runway11
Runway Length8601 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireGrd

Aircraft

AircraftLearjet LR60
Tail NumberN999LJ
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorGlobal Exec Avaition
Operating RulePart 135
Engines2
Engine TypeTurbofan
Engine DetailsPratt & Whitney Canada · PW305A · Turbofan · 4600 | Pratt & Whitney Canada · PW305A · Turbofan · 4600
Seats10

People & Injuries

Injury Summary6 injuries (4 fatalities, 2 serious injuries)
Fatal4
Serious2
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total6
Crew 1Fatal
Crew 2Fatal

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightNight
Wind60° @ 7 kt, gusting 14 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point19 C / 14 C
Altimeter30.22 inHg
Observation Time03:45
Weather SourceWFAC

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