Learjet 35 crash, Feb 27, 1997, Greenville-Downtown
Learjet 35 accident on February 27, 1997 near Greenville-Downtown, South Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot-in-command did...
- Date: February 27, 1997
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Greenville-Downtown, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command did not reach the proper touchdown point on the wet runway, leading to the overrun and collision with the ditch.
A Learjet 35A on a positioning flight from Atlanta landed long on a wet runway at Greenville Downtown Airport and could not stop because of hydroplaning. It overran the runway, crossed a road and struck a ditch, and the aircraft was destroyed. Both crew survived.