# Accident 19890324004429A: Lear 25, Roanoke, VA, March 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1989
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.3110° N, 79.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3110&lon=-79.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29FN-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 25 (registry code 5170506, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324004429A

## Narrative

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

WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT. DAMAGED LANDING GEAR, BECAME AIRBORNE. MADE 2 LOW PASSES,LANDED WITH NO GEAR,WENT OFF RUNWAY

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA024), Mar 24, 1989: Learjet 25 (N29FN), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CO-PILOTS POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE CAPTAINS POOR SUPERVISION OF THE APPROACH AND LANDING.

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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