Learjet 60 crash, Nov 16, 2015, Zihuatanejo
Learjet 60 accident on November 16, 2015 near Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: CIDAIA (per ASN and BAAA summary): Runway...
- Date: November 16, 2015
- Aircraft: Learjet 60
- Location: Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: CIDAIA (per ASN and BAAA summary): Runway excursion caused by loss of directional control during the landing roll following an unstabilized approach; contributing were adverse weather in the W area, the change of runway designation, lapses in standard operating procedures and crew resource management, a wet runway and a concrete marker in the runway safety area.
A Learjet 60 on a positioning flight from Toluca with two pilots and no passengers landed at Ixtapa Zihuatanejo on 16 November 2015 after an unstabilized approach. The jet landed on a wet runway, skidded and veered off to the left, and its left main gear hit a concrete block in the grass. Both pilots escaped and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair; CIDAIA attributed the excursion to loss of directional control after the unstabilized approach.