29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 16, 1987 · 08:08 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15MJ
Reported as
Lear 25
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,000 in this make and model120 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.
Tip tanks contacted the runway during flare. Aircraft touched down one minute after a 727 commenced takeoff roll.
As the FAA filed it
TIP TANKS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DURING FLARE. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ONE MINUTE AFTER A 727 COMMENCED TAKEOFF ROLL.