# Incident 19890314016609I: Lear 31, New York, NY, March 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1989, 10:58 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71JC-2007-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 31 (registry code 5170530, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 31
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314016609I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON APPROACH. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HIGH ALTITUDE EN ROUTE FROZE THE GEAR MICRO SWITCH.

## Other reports on N71JC (1)

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

- [Accident 19970902025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970902025009A), Sep 2, 1997: Lear 31 (N71JC), Aberdeen/Amory, MS, Substantial damage. High on landing approach. Went around. Beleived gear remained down. Landed gear up. Slid 3000FT and caught fire. (-23) aircraft missed approach and on go…

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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