Learjet 35 crash, Jan 10, 2007, Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lo...
Learjet 35 accident on January 10, 2007 near Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB), Ohio, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain's...
- Date: January 10, 2007
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB), Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's failure to maintain control during an intentional aileron roll, which exceeded the aircraft's design stress limits. Excessive airspeed during the recovery was a factor.
An AirNet Systems Learjet 35 on a night cargo flight from Jacksonville to Columbus, Ohio, was flown by its captain through an intentional aileron roll during cruise descent. The aircraft lost control, entered a high-speed dive, and was pulled out with excessive G-loads. The left wing and elevator were badly damaged, but no one was hurt.