Factual Report: Fatal overrun in Del Rio
LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.

LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT. 19, 2003–Learjet 25B N666TW was destroyed when it overran the departure end of Runway 13 while landing at the Del Rio International Airport (DRT). The ATP-rated captain was killed, and the first officer was seriously injured. VMC prevailed for the Part 91 repositioning flight. The airplane was being operated by Ameristar Jet Charter, of Dallas, a Part 135 on-demand air taxi cargo operator. That morning, the flight started from Jackson Hole, Wyo., making intermediate stops at Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas.

A witness at the FBO stated that the airplane was “high and fast” and he was expecting it to execute a go-around. A second witness said the airplane was going so fast that he “thought it was taking off instead of landing.”

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