Learjet 35 crash, May 13, 2013, McMinnville
Learjet 35 accident on May 13, 2013 near McMinnville, Oregon, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Squat switches were partially detached after...
- Date: May 13, 2013
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: McMinnville, Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Squat switches were partially detached after maintenance, disabling thrust reversers, steering and brakes. Maintenance and crew checks missed it, the pilot applied the emergency brake late, and the copilot tried to engage reversers near the runway end.
A Learjet 35A operated by Evergreen returned from maintenance on a positioning flight to McMinnville, Oregon. Thrust reversers, nosewheel steering and brakes did not respond on landing. The aircraft overran the runway into a ditch, with no injuries but substantial damage.