Learjet 35 crash, May 2, 2000 (2 killed), Lyon-Saint-Exup...
Learjet 35 accident on May 2, 2000 near Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (ex Satolas), Rhône, France with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of yaw and roll control following...
- Date: May 2, 2000
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (ex Satolas), Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of yaw and roll control following an engine failure and thrust asymmetry on approach, with the captain's hasty and stressed handling of the approach contributing.
A Learjet 35A chartered from Farnborough to Nice lost its left engine at cruise and diverted to Lyon-Satolas. The crew made a fast, high-rate descent and the approach was flown too fast and low. The aircraft lost roll and yaw control over the threshold, struck the runway with its wing and caught fire. Both pilots were killed while the three passengers survived with minor injuries.