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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 24 · Little Rock, AR · July 30, 1996

Date: July 30, 1996 · 00:30 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Airport: Adams Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HAEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N333TW
Reported as: Lear 24
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,100 total50 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N333TWRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Learjet 24S/N 168 Airframe modelLearjet 24 Engine modelGE CJ610-SER seriesTurbo-jet

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.

Narrative: LR24, s/n 168, N333TW, on 07/30/96 at 1240AM using the call sign checkmate 545, taxied to runway 22L. Received clearance for takeoff, at 120 knots at V1, saw coyote running from left to right on runway, when left main gear struck and killed coyote as rotation began. Direction control was satisfactory. Pilot heard noise and returned to lit, no fire, no injuries, and left gear door missing. Fire and rescue found dead coyote and left outboard main gear door. Coyote ran into path of aircraft during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: LR24, S/N 168, N333TW, ON 07/30/96 AT 1240AM USING THE CALL SIGN CHECKMATE 545, TAXIED TO RUNWAY 22L. RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, AT 120 KNOTS AT V1, SAW COYOTE RUNNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON RUNWAY, WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK AND KILLED COYOTE AS ROTATION BEGAN. DIRECTION CONTROL WAS SATISFACTORY. PILOT HEARD NOISE AND RETURNED TO LIT, NO FIRE, NO INJURIES, AND LEFT GEAR DOOR MISSING. FIRE AND RESCUE FOUND DEAD COYOTE AND LEFT OUTBOARD MAIN GEAR DOOR. COYOTE RAN INTO PATH OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF.