What happened
On the evening of the incident, an aircraft operating under 14 CFR Part 91 regulations was performing a positioning flight from Las Americas International Airport to Herrera International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The flight, which departed around 1810, was conducted under visual meteorological conditions with a filed visual flight rules flight plan.
During the arrival at Herrera International Airport, the pilot performed what was described as a standard approach and landing on runway 19. However, after the aircraft touched down, the crew attempted to deploy the lift dump spoilers, but the system failed to function as intended. Due to this mechanical failure, the aircraft was unable to decelerate sufficiently on the remaining runway surface. The aircraft subsequently overran the runway, crossed a street located at the end of the runway, and came to a rest in a nearby parking lot in an inverted position.
Findings
- The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the excursion.
- The crew, consisting of the pilot and copilot, along with two passengers, all sustained minor injuries.
- The primary factor in the inability to stop the aircraft was the failure of the lift dump spoiler system to activate following touchdown.