Amman - Alexandria

On April 20, 2006 at 03:05 PM, Amman - Alexandria experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 75, operated by Jordan Aviation, with the event recorded near Alexandria Alexandria.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Amman-Marka Airport on a positioning flight to Alexandria, Egypt. On final approach, the aircraft was too high on the glide but the captain decided to continue. During the last segment, after the speed brakes were deactivated, the aircraft floated and landed too far down the runway. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, it overran and came to rest. While all three crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration JY-JAS, MSN 380-64, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.2162°, 29.9464°.