Accidents
Preliminary Report: Learjet ‘high and fast’ on landing
GATES LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.

GATES LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT. 19, 2003–Learjet N666TW, owned by Sierra American Corp. of Wilmington, Del., and operated as AmeriStar Flight 982, hit trees and crashed after overrunning Runway 13 on landing at Del Rio International Airport (DRT) at 5:10 p.m. The captain was killed and the first officer was seriously injured; both were ATP-rated pilots. The aircraft had been cleared for a visual approach and was operating in VMC on an IFR flight plan that originated at El Paso International Airport (ELP), Texas.

The ASOS-reported weather at the time was wind variable at four knots, visibility 10 miles, skies clear, temperature 28 degrees C, dew point 17 degrees C and altimeter 30.03 inches.

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