Lear 75 at Morristown KMMU

[SteveC]

Just saw this posting. Keeping fingers crossed...

 

[mrivc211]

Well……at least we know learjets have sturdy wings. You just gotta worry about the attachment bolts lol

 

[SteveC]

Plane rolls off runway at NJ airport; no injuries reported

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A plane rolled off the runway at a general aviation airport in New Jersey, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.

www.ccenterdispatch.com

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Yikes, I always look to see if the N# is my former employer when there’s a Lear accident. This one wasn’t. Can’t imagine what kind of impact pulls the wings off in one piece. The 45 was one of the best airplanes I’ve ever flown. Tough machine. Hope everyone is ok

 

[SteveC]

... Can’t imagine what kind of impact pulls the wings off in one piece. ...

I'm trying to imagine how that happens, and so far coming up blank.

The mains are really stout, so I suppose if they clipped something like a low retaining wall maybe the gear could take the wings with them, but from the picture it looks like they went off the side of the runway, so I can't figure what they might have hit in that environment...

Hope everyone is ok

First news reports say no injuries, which is also incredible if true.

 

[fholbert]

Date:	Saturday 2 April 2022
Time:	11:19
Type:	Learjet 75
Operator:	Georgia Crown Distributing Co.
Registration:	N877W
MSN:	45-496
First flight:	2014
Engines:	2 Honeywell TFE731-40BR-1
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU) ( United States of America)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Atlanta-Fulton County Airport, GA (FTY/KFTY), United States of America
Destination airport:	Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU/KMMU), United States of America

Narrative:
A Learjet 75 suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 23 at Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ (MMU/KMMU).

 

[fholbert]

The factory may have closed but right there is a truck load of parts.

 

[DropTank]

That's Runway 23, not far from the approach end.

Best initial guess, hard landing, right main gear collapse/failure, followed by right pull, soil contact pulling the wing off.

The soil contact and wing de-mating probably absorbed enough energy to minimize occupant injuries.

Airport is NOTAM's closed for the next 24 hours.

 

[SteveC]

The factory may have closed but right there is a truck load of parts.

 

[Roger Roger]

That's Runway 23, not far from the approach end.

Best initial guess, hard landing, right main gear collapse/failure, followed by right pull, soil contact pulling the wing off.

it’s hard to tell due to picture quality but it sure looks like the right main is still attached

 

[DropTank]

it’s hard to tell due to picture quality but it sure looks like the right main is still attached

It's still there. But I can't tell if it's pushed into the wing, looks like a scrape mark on the right wing implying contact.

The winds can be dodgy into MMU sometimes, but the METAR shows damn near calm winds.

Seems odd.

 

[SteveC]

Here's my uneducated wild-ass guess: loss of directional control, went off the right side of the runway with the left main lifting back off the ground while the right main was making the rut. Left main slams back down on soft ground, digs in hard and brings the undercarriage and wings to a screeching halt while the fuselage continues on its way.

 

[jtrain609]

Yikes, I always look to see if the N# is my former employer when there’s a Lear accident. This one wasn’t. Can’t imagine what kind of impact pulls the wings off in one piece. The 45 was one of the best airplanes I’ve ever flown. Tough machine. Hope everyone is ok

One of my landings.

 

[NovemberEcho]

Man I knew I called out sick today for a reason

 

[NovemberEcho]

 

[SteveC]

That HAD to be a ride and a half! Ouch!

 

[NovemberEcho]

Here's my uneducated wild-ass guess: loss of directional control, went off the right side of the runway with the left main lifting back off the ground while the right main was making the rut. Left main slams back down on soft ground, digs in hard and brings the undercarriage and wings to a screeching halt while the fuselage continues on its way.

he must have pressed that one button no qualified pilot would press

 

[dustoff17]

My guess based on how strong the winds were today follows along with @SteveC. From the pics you can see that the right wing is shorter than the left. I’m pretty sure even Lear wouldn’t design it that way!

The right wing dug in and ripped the wing assembly off and the designed shear points. Fuselage continued because the pilots were putting in power to fly it out

 

[NovemberEcho]

My guess based on how strong the winds were today follows along with @SteveC. From the pics you can see that the right wing is shorter than the left. I’m pretty sure even Lear wouldn’t design it that way!

The right wing dug in and ripped the wing assembly off and the designed shear points. Fuselage continued because the pilots were putting in power to fly it out

were the winds strong today? They’re 280@4 right now and not even bad aloft

 

[dustoff17]

From a CFI friend today;
“Gusty out of the NW “
Which might go along with over correcting and dropping that right wing.