# Accident 19920924039219A: Lear 60LEAR, Hutchinson, KS, September 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1992, 10:55 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6504° N, 97.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6504&lon=-97.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602LJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 60LEAR
- Reported engine: PWA PW305
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 153 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920924039219A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON TEST FLIGHT. WENT AROUND AND LANDED. BUCKLED WING AND FUSELAGE. AUTOPILOT TEST ALTITUDE TOO LOW.

## 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 CHI92LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA289), Sep 24, 1992: Learjet LR-60 (N602LJ), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TEST METHODS BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE FAA WHICH DID NOT PERMIT SAFE OPERATING CLEARANCES.

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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