Canadair CL-600 Challenger crash, Aug 16, 1999, Fort Laud...
Canadair CL-600 Challenger accident on August 16, 1999 near Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Flight crew...
- Date: August 16, 1999
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-600 Challenger
- Location: Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flight crew failure to maintain directional control after landing, with crew fatigue from a long duty day as a factor.
A Challenger on a positioning flight from Pueblo to Columbia diverted to Fort Lauderdale-Executive after a cockpit windshield delaminated. On a firm landing the aircraft veered left, ran off the runway, struck a taxiway sign and its base, and collapsed the nose gear. The crew had been on duty for about 17 hours 45 minutes.