41.0670° N, 73.7076° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 16, 1978 · 16:28 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N66JD
Reported as
Lear 25
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose strut collapsed causing nose wheel not to center. Pilot ran off the runway after touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED CAUSING NOSE WHEEL NOT TO CENTER. PILOT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.