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Learjet 45 crashes in Telluride

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SAN MIGUEL COUNTY - The San Miguel Sheriff's Office says a plane was totaled Saturday after the pilot missed the runway while trying to land at the Telluride Regional Airport.

It happened 5 p.m. Saturday. Two Pilots were on board the Lear 45 jet.

They received minor injuries.

9News Meteorologist Nick Carter says snow was falling in that area at the time of the crash.

Track the plane’s flight at: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N279AJ
 
I was in Telluride all last week. I departed yesterday and saw the Lear about 20 yards south of the runway about half way down. It was completely destroyed (upside down, one wing off, tail off). I dont know how they were not hurt. They are lucky there was so much snow or they would of ended up in the bottom of the valley. Lucky lucky in my book, but glad they are ok.
 
So what would the approach briefing sound like on the CVR?


NPF..."This is the TEX LOC/DME RWY9 current thru Jan 15, 2009. LOC tuned, id, selected #1 Nav with 090 Inbound course set. ETL tuned, id, selected #2Nav with 108 outbound radial set. Available RWY for landing 6870, landing distance computed for fresh snow on packed ice. No BA reports available. Notes reviewed. will not go at night and make all circling maneuvers to south. Missed Approach is climb and right turn to 13k via ETL104R and hold ETL As Pub. Radios Set CTAF in STBY. Profile is ETL108R to intercept I-TEX@12 then Left inbound 090 on I-TEX to DH. Tops 12k crossing ETL until ITEX intercept and 12DME, then 11.5 til ITEX6.5 then straight-in RWY9 DH for CatCshhhhhhmmmmmhmmmmhmmmmmmmmm~mmmmmiiiinnnnnviiiiizzzz
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hmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmITEX1.0 Normal maneuvers for landing or we miss. Airport Elevation 9100, Radar Alt set 2k agl. This completes the approach briefing for the LOC/DME RWY 9 for Telluride CO. Do you have any questions captain? Would you like to brief the approach? Yes, your airplane, your trims, we are established on the outbound leg of the hold over ETL as pub'd with 20 seconds remaining before the inbound turn to the ETL095R tuned, id'd and set on #2 Nav. Roger Captain, I have the airplane."

Captain Brief.."TEX, Jan 15, Coms, Navs, headings Markers set, verified profile is 108 out left to 090 inbound ITEX [email protected] then 11.5 til 6.5 then 11.1 DH til MAP @ 1.0 for CatCsshhhhhmmmmmmstraightmmmhmmm rwy9hmmmmmmtwoooomilzzvizzz, this completes the Captains Brief of Telluride CO LOC/DME 9, my airplane, my trims, roger captain has the aircraft.

BTW wasn't it illegal to commit to the hold? The 1 minute leg limit is based upon the Cat of A/C just as the visibility and ceiling limits?

Glad these mistakes didn't cost their lives. Haven't pulled the weather archives, but would imagine they should not have legally departed [even part 91] for an airport where even VFR minimums would not have permitted the operation for the Category of aircraft? I cannot see their tickets or the operator's certificates, if issued, coming out of this unscathed. Operator shares some fault in dispatching the flight and ATC should have never authorized the Hold much less the approach if that is how it turns out.

In any case, the flight tracks look as if they missed the left hand turn for the Loc or the GPS. Their Altitudes were too, low for the VOR-A. If there is a defense, it would appear they may have been dealing with a transponder issue. That FL410 return would have breached a high sector and possibly trickled down queries DEN CTR who should not have given them the hold in the first place.

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