Learjet 60 crash, Oct 7, 2002 (1 killed), Santa Cruz do Sul
Learjet 60 accident on October 7, 2002 near Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: Landing too far down the runway at...
- Date: October 7, 2002
- Aircraft: Learjet 60
- Location: Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing too far down the runway at excessive speed on a wet runway in rain with poor braking action, compounded by inexperienced copilot, weak crew coordination and resource management, and an incomplete approach briefing, as listed by investigators.
A Learjet 60 landing at Santa Cruz do Sul in rain touched down about 400 metres past the threshold at excessive speed. It could not stop on the wet runway, overran and hit an embankment. The copilot, who had no training on the type, was killed and the captain was seriously hurt.