37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 14, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N660TC
Reported as
Lear 25D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total1,800 in this make and model25 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.
Damaged both tip tanks during crosswind landing attempt. Went around and made safe landing.
As the FAA filed it
DAMAGED BOTH TIP TANKS DURING CROSSWIND LANDING ATTEMPT. WENT AROUND AND MADE SAFE LANDING.