Learjet 35 crash, Mar 7, 2010, Manaus-Eduardo Gomes
Learjet 35 accident on March 7, 2010 near Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The external tyre on the right main gear...
- Date: March 7, 2010
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The external tyre on the right main gear deflated during the takeoff roll, and the wheel bolts were found far below the specified torque. The crew did not use the drag parachute, judging the speed too low to need it.
A Learjet 35A flying an air ambulance mission from Palm Beach to Rio de Janeiro was taking off from Manaus when a loud noise came from the right side just before V1. The captain rejected the takeoff but could not stop within the remaining runway and overran by about 400 metres. All six occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.