Learjet 25 crash, Jun 12, 2001, Salina
Learjet 25 accident on June 12, 2001 near Salina, Kansas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of elevator control after the aft elevator...
- Date: June 12, 2001
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Salina, Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of elevator control after the aft elevator clevis fatigued under vibration, with the pilot's delayed remedial action during the oscillation as the main factor. Gusty crosswinds and airport obstacles contributed.
A Learjet 25D on a test flight for an Avcon modification encountered a roughly 17 second elevator oscillation in a high speed dive. The aft elevator clevis fatigued and failed, and the aircraft landed short of the runway at Salina after striking a perimeter fence and a berm. The airplane was destroyed, but no one was killed.