BAe 125 crash, Apr 7, 1995, Santo Domingo-Herrera
BAe 125 accident on April 7, 1995 near Santo Domingo-Herrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with no fatalities. Cause: Excessive power reduction on...
- Date: April 7, 1995
- Aircraft: BAe 125
- Location: Santo Domingo-Herrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive power reduction on short final by the pilot-in-command, leading to a hard landing with high sink rate.
A BAe 125 on a short positioning flight between two Santo Domingo airports landed hard in the city centre. The pilot reduced engine power too much on short final, the aircraft sank onto the runway with a high descent rate, bounced and came to rest a few hundred metres further. All six occupants were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.