Learjet 35 crash, Mar 19, 2004, Utica
Learjet 35 accident on March 19, 2004 near Utica, New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Copilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the...
- Date: March 19, 2004
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Utica, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Copilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the captain's delayed remedial action, resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.
An AirNet Systems Learjet 35A on a cargo flight from Columbus struck the runway during landing at Utica, New York, on 19 March 2004. The copilot let airspeed decay on the approach and the captain's go-around came too late, so the jet hit the runway level and came to rest in snow beside it. Both pilots survived.