Learjet 25 crash, Dec 23, 1991, Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar
Learjet 25 accident on December 23, 1991 near Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure to reach the...
- Date: December 23, 1991
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure to reach the proper touchdown point because of excessive altitude and airspeed, and failure to go around; rough terrain beyond the runway was a contributing factor.
A Learjet 25B on a cargo flight from Tulsa landed long and fast at Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar, touching down about midfield. The pilot could not stop on the 4,700 foot runway, the aircraft ran off the end over rough ground, and the main landing gear collapsed. The crew was not injured.