ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 25XR N458J Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 1 July 1991
Time:21:52
Type:Silhouette image of generic LJ25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Learjet 25XR
Operator:New Creations
Registration: N458J
MSN: 25-106
First flight: 1973
Engines: 2 General Electric CJ610-6
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH) (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL), United States of America
Destination airport:Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH/KCMH), United States of America
Narrative:
The pilot failed to maintain visual reference with the runway during a landing, resulting in a loss of directional control. Factors were the heavy rain and the lack of runway centerline lights.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to maintain visual reference with the runway during a landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around, after he lost sight of the runway during the touchdown. Factors related to the accident were the heavy rain and the lack of runway centerline lights."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 10 months
Accident number: NYC91LA163
Download report: Summary report

Sources:
» NTSB


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Distance from Philadelphia International Airport, PA to Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH as the crow flies is 648 km (405 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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