# Accident 19980304002559A: Lear 23LEAR, Oakdale, CA, March 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1998, 13:50 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VPOA
- Location: 37.7993° N, 120.7403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7993&lon=-120.7403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37BL-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 23 (registry code 5170102, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 23LEAR
- Reported engine: GE CJ610*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 20 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980304002559A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND CFI FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. (.4)THE PILOT STATED IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THERE WAS NO CREW ACTION TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.                              (-23)PIC REPORTED THAT FLT CREW FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 LAX98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA105), Mar 4, 1998: Learjet 23 (N37BL), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before 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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