Learjet 24 crash, Apr 7, 1999 (5 killed), Ribeirão Preto
Learjet 24 accident on April 7, 1999 near Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during landing caused by the...
- Date: April 7, 1999
- Aircraft: Learjet 24
- Location: Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during landing caused by the pilot's overcorrection, with the pilot's lack of recent type experience, poor crew coordination and weak operator supervision contributing. An erroneous licence allowed an unqualified pilot to act as commander.
A Manaca Taxi Aereo Learjet 24D on a training flight from Sao Paulo Congonhas to Ribeirao Preto was landing when it rolled right and its wingtip touched the runway. The pilot overcorrected, the jet went out of control and crashed about 420 metres beyond the first impact, and it burned. All five occupants died.