35.2132° N, 80.9514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1988 · 08:40 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N508P
Reported as
Lear 35A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total5,000 in this make and model105 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.
Unable to lower flaps or gear. Blew down gear. Landed safely. Gear collapsed while taxiing. Bad gear selector valve
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER FLAPS OR GEAR. BLEW DOWN GEAR. LANDED SAFELY. GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING. BAD GEAR SELECTOR VALVE