Learjet 24 crash, Jan 16, 1997, Muscatine
Learjet 24 accident on January 16, 1997 near Muscatine, Iowa, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional...
- Date: January 16, 1997
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Muscatine, Iowa, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control. The snow-covered runway edge was a contributing factor.
A Learjet 24 cargo positioning flight from Fort Wayne landed at Muscatine, Iowa, on a runway with snow at the edges. The aircraft drifted left after touchdown, the attempted go-around abort failed, and it left the runway edge in snow and slid about 300 yards. Both occupants were unhurt.