Old 12-28-2021, 06:25 PM
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Default Med Jet Lear 35A down @ El Cajon/Gillespie

Kathryn's Report: Learjet 35A, N880Z: Fatal accident occurred December 27, 2021 in El Cajon, San Diego County, California

Gillespie Field. Pilot broke out on approach to 17 and asked for VFR to 27R. Asked for runway lights to be made brighter, tower said they were maxed out. Seems to have lost control, Pilot uttered several profanities then screamed.
Some commenters familiar with this airport say it requires a very steep descent to do that maneuver.

Edit: Juan Browne (AA 777 F/O) has a video about this up on his "blancolirio" YouTube Channel:

https://youtu.be/lalLdpFAryI

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