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Mexican Learjet off runway at Houston Hobby Airport
XA-TWH a Learjet 25D arriving from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico to Galveston - diverted to Hobby due to fog. Upon landing on runway 12R the Learjet crashed through a barrier - 1 person was transported to local hospital. Aircraft stopped 50 yards from Aiport perimeter fence. The Lear doesn't look bad, still on it's wheels!!! (abclocal.go.com) Plus d'info...
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Lear landed shortly after 4am, had diverted from Galveston due to fog - the medevac had a crew of 4, and a child patient and the father. Was en route to Galveston to transport child to children's hospital.
During over run, aircraft said to run over a 'rail' causing unknown damage to the port side of the aircraft?? Doesn't appear anyone injured due to the mishap.
During over run, aircraft said to run over a 'rail' causing unknown damage to the port side of the aircraft?? Doesn't appear anyone injured due to the mishap.
I believe the ILS at KGLS has been inop since Hurricane Ike in 2008. I think VUH VOR got knocked out of service which is a required navaid for identifying the FAF. Airport was at 300/<1mi, so that story tells itself.
Houston Chronicle is reporting a child burn victim was on board.
Houston Chronicle is reporting a child burn victim was on board.
Any landing you walk away from is a good landing. talking to the insurance company about the damage, that is a whole other story.
I was a passenger on a Lear 35 that stopped short of an over run by 10 feet or less in Buffalo - and I recall the instant stress as the realization hit that we were fastly - running out of runway - never mind the violent stop!!!
So I can't imagine being at a speed that when you go off the end, your still going another 1000 feet in poor visibility - most likely not knowing what is ahead of you.
How fortunate that they had such an over run area - the barrier they hit and went through - is located 1000 feet from the end of the runway.
That could have ended badly!!!! Instead - it's just a blur on the news :)
So I can't imagine being at a speed that when you go off the end, your still going another 1000 feet in poor visibility - most likely not knowing what is ahead of you.
How fortunate that they had such an over run area - the barrier they hit and went through - is located 1000 feet from the end of the runway.
That could have ended badly!!!! Instead - it's just a blur on the news :)
better to be a blur on the news rather than a major story. Blur means you lived, major story - probably dead.
[http://flightaware.com/photos/view/29032-732a07a423ee40f3879d8219e076fbcd5e75ae53/aircrafttype/LJ25 FlightAware.com photo]