Learjet runway departure at probably the worst place to do it
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Learjet runway departure at probably the worst place to do it
Now you see it now you don't,
Runway’s 4199’ long, wet, tailwind, it all adds up to an overrun. A perfect landing, on speed, both TRs, should have made it; but it’d never a legal factored runway. Under those conditions, even into the wind it wouldn’t be a legal take-off.
Not sure what is specifically "bad" about this place except that is was clearly not appropriate for this aircraft, especially in those conditions. The general surroundings of the runway were thankfully rather accommodating.
Strong echoes of the Citation overrun at Southampton 1993 - tailwind, wet and short runway..
Accident Cessna 550 Citation II G-JETB, (aviation-safety.net)
Accident Cessna 550 Citation II G-JETB, (aviation-safety.net)