# Incident 19851207068889I: Lear 23LEAR, Detroit, MI, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 13:07 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N806LJ-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 23 (registry code 5170102, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-5&6 (registry code 30013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-5-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207068889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT VEER WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES.

## Other reports on N806LJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870112027759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870112027759I), Jan 12, 1987: Lear 23LEAR (N806LJ), St Louis, MO. Emergency landing after smoke in cockpit. Found overheated DME unit.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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