North Perry - North Perry

The pilot stated he made a normal approach and landing but on rollout discovered he had no brakes. The aircraft traveled off the left side of the runway and collided with a fence surrounding a ballpark. Post crash examination of the hydraulic system revealed that the hydraulic reservoir was empty and the main accumulator and the thrust reverser accumulator had no air charge. All four occupants escaped uninjured.

Flight / Schedule

North Perry - North Perry

Aircraft

Learjet 24

Registration

N55NJ

MSN

24-162

Year of Manufacture

1968

Date

May 7, 1986 at 06:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

North Perry Florida

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

26.0022°, -80.2395°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On May 7, 1986 at 06:00 PM, North Perry - North Perry experienced a crash involving Learjet 24, operated by My Wife Yacht Sales, with the event recorded near North Perry Florida.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot stated he made a normal approach and landing but on rollout discovered he had no brakes. The aircraft traveled off the left side of the runway and collided with a fence surrounding a ballpark. Post crash examination of the hydraulic system revealed that the hydraulic reservoir was empty and the main accumulator and the thrust reverser accumulator had no air charge. All four occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N55NJ, MSN 24-162, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.0022°, -80.2395°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot stated he made a normal approach and landing but on rollout discovered he had no brakes. The aircraft traveled off the left side of the runway and collided with a fence surrounding a ballpark. Post crash examination of the hydraulic system revealed that the hydraulic reservoir was empty and the main accumulator and the thrust reverser accumulator had no air charge. All four occupants escaped uninjured.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

North Perry - North Perry

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Learjet 24

Registration

N55NJ

MSN

24-162

Year of Manufacture

1968