BOMBARDIER LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT. 19, 2003–Flying at 190 knots on final approach, the pilot of Lear N666TW first braked at 1,247 feet from the departure end of 5,000-foot Runway 13 at Del Rio International Airport (DRT). The airplane overran the runway, hit the airport perimeter fence, went across a roadway, through another fence, destroyed four mature cedar trees in a cemetery and knocked over several headstones and monuments. The airplane was destroyed, the 4,689-hour ATP captain was killed and the 2,873-hour ATP first officer was seriously injured. The Learjet was operating as a charter flight for Ameristar, a Part 135 on-demand air taxi cargo operator.
The NTSB blamed the accident on the pilot’s misjudging distance and speed during the approach to landing and his failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the landing.
