Learjet 55 Longhorn crash, Aug 12, 2010, Rio de Janeiro-S...
Learjet 55 Longhorn accident on August 12, 2010 near Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: An assembly error...
- Date: August 12, 2010
- Aircraft: Learjet 55 Longhorn
- Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An assembly error in the left generator disrupted the voltage regulator signal and caused an electrical fault. Crew errors, including a high approach speed, failure to use the spoilers and reversers, and a decision to return to a runway too short for the emergency, led to the overrun.
An OceanAir Learjet 55C on a positioning flight from Santos Dumont to Galeao lost its left generator shortly after takeoff, which knocked out several instruments and radios. The crew turned back and landed at Santos Dumont, crossed the threshold about 25 knots fast and could not get the spoilers or thrust reversers to deploy. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway into Guanabara Bay, and all three crew escaped uninjured.