Learjet 45 crash, Oct 27, 1998, Wallops Flight Facility
Learjet 45 accident on October 27, 1998 near Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to align the...
- Date: October 27, 1998
- Aircraft: Learjet 45
- Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to align the aircraft with the water pool, causing loss of control, with inadequate test area planning and hazard management as factors.
A Learjet 45 undergoing water ingestion tests at Wallops drifted off the runway when its left gear tracked through a diked pool and the right gear did not. It struck a parked pickup and came to rest inverted and on fire. The NTSB cited the pilot's failure to align with the pool and inadequate test planning.