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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 35A · Charlotte Amali, VI · February 11, 1985

Date
February 11, 1985 · 19:30 local
Place
Charlotte Amali, VI
Airport
Cyril E King
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30W
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE73122B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,576 total5,235 in this make and model146 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 wheel fell into uncovered manhole during taxi. Manhole cover nearby. Damage to nose gear doors and skin.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL FELL INTO UNCOVERED MANHOLE DURING TAXI. MANHOLE COVER NEARBY. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS AND SKIN.