Learjet 35 crash, Mar 22, 2006, Philadelphia
Learjet 35 accident on March 22, 2006 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Engine surging from a broken, corroded...
- Date: March 22, 2006
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine surging from a broken, corroded wire in the left engine's fuel computer harness, which caused loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.
A Bankair Learjet 35 cargo flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte began to turn right during the takeoff roll as engine readings fluctuated. The crew aborted, but the jet veered off the side of the runway tail first. The inquiry traced the surging to a corroded, broken wire in the left engine's fuel computer harness. The aircraft was substantially damaged and no one was injured.