# Accident 19990128000819A: Lear 35LEAR, Chicago, IL, January 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1999
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 41.7800° N, 87.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7800&lon=-87.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130F-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 35 (registry code 5170600, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990128000819A

## Narrative

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

STARCHECK ACFT RIGHT WING TIP SCRAPED THE RWY ON LANDING, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE 3 POB. THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JANUARY 28, 1999, AT 2318 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GATES LEARJET 35, N130F, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AS U. S. CHECK FLIGHT 251, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FIRST PILOT AND SECOND PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT COLUMBUS, OHIO, AT 2329 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. (-23)LEAR 35, N130F, ON LANDING ON 1/28/99, RUNWAY 4,SUFFERED A SEVERE ROLL ABOUT 3 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA078), Jan 29, 1999: Gates Learjet 35 (N130F), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the second pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush.

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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