National Transportation Safety Board Printed on : 1/3/2011 6:38:37 PM

Washington, DC 20594

Brief of Accident

Adopted 03/02/2001

DEN00LA057
File No. 275 03/12/2000 JACKSON, WY Aircraft Reg No. N240FX Time (Local): 08:40 MST

Make/Model: Learjet / 60 Fatal Serious Minor/None

Engine Make/Model: P&w / PW-305A Crew 0 0 2
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Pass 0 0 0
Number of Engines: 2
Operating Certificate(s): None
Type of Flight Operation: Executive/Corporate
Reg. Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation

Last Depart. Point: PROVO, UT Condition of Light: Day

Destination: Same as Accident/Incident Location Weather Info Src: Weather Observation Facility
Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Basic Weather: Visual Conditions
Airport Name: JACKSON HOLE AIRPORT Lowest Ceiling: 1200 Ft. AGL, Overcast
Runway Identification: 18 Visibility: 10.00 SM
Runway Length/Width (Ft): 6299 / 150 Wind Dir/Speed: 030 / 009 Kts
Runway Surface: Asphalt Temperature (°C): -9
Runway Surface Condition: Ice; Snow--compacted Precip/Obscuration:

Pilot-in-Command Age: 31 Flight Time (Hours)

Certificate(s)/Rating(s) Total All Aircraft: 4415

Airline Transport; Commercial; Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land Last 90 Days: 156
Total Make/Model: 1389
Instrument Ratings Total Instrument Time: 243
Airplane

The airplane departed Provo, Utah, with its thrust reversers mechanically pinned in forward thrust. The ILS approach to runway 18 (6,299
x 150 feet, contaminated with ice, and -.611% gradient) at Jackson Hole Airport was performed with a 6.5 knot tailwind. During the
landing roll, the captain used the emergency braking system, which deactivated the anti-skid protection. At mid-field, the airplane slid
left, then slid right, and then left back to the runway centerline where the captain said he continued braking. The airplane continued
beyond the end of the runway for 160 feet into snow approximately 2 feet deep. The manufacturer's Airplane Flight Manual indicates that
when emergency braking is utilized, the anti-skid protection is deactivated. The CVR recorded a 'high pitch' sound at 0839:44, which was
the high-pressure air of the emergency braking system being activated. The Airplane Flight Manual also limits landing on contaminated
runways to the following: A. Winds must be zero or a headwind of less than 30 knots (i.e. no tailwind); B. The runway gradient must be
between -1% and +2.2%; and C. The anti-skid system must be operational.
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DEN00LA057
File No. 275 03/12/2000 JACKSON, WY Aircraft Reg No. N240FX Time (Local): 08:40 MST

Occurrence #1: OVERRUN

Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL

Findings
1. (C) PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES - NOT FOLLOWED - PILOT IN COMMAND
2. (F) WEATHER CONDITION - TAILWIND
3. (F) BRAKES,ANTI-SKID - INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION - PILOT IN COMMAND
4. (F) AIRPORT FACILITIES,RUNWAY/LANDING AREA CONDITION - ICY
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Occurrence #2: ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER

Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL

Findings
5. (F) TERRAIN CONDITION - SNOW COVERED

Findings Legend: (C) = Cause, (F) = Factor

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The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
The pilot not following the airplane manufacturer's recommended landing procedures for a contaminated runway by landing with a tailwind.
Factors were the pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the anti-skid protection, the ice contaminated runway, and the snow covered terrain
beyond the runway.