Learjet C-21A crash, Nov 2, 2009, Talil AFB (Imam Ali)
Learjet C-21A accident on November 2, 2009 near Talil AFB (Imam Ali), Dhī Qār, Iraq with no fatalities. Cause: Crew failed to reduce speed and...
- Date: November 2, 2009
- Aircraft: Learjet C-21A
- Location: Talil AFB (Imam Ali), Dhī Qār, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew failed to reduce speed and altitude, did not complete the high-speed partial-flap landing checklist, did not recognise insufficient runway remaining, and did not initiate a go-around. Skill-based and decision-making errors were substantial factors.
A USAF Learjet C-21A on a positioning flight to Talil landed too high and too fast with a 10-knot tailwind. The crew did not go around, touched down about two-thirds down the runway and overran the end, losing the undercarriage. Both pilots were unhurt and the aircraft was later destroyed by soldiers.