What happened
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(.23)Inspector's statement: on feb. 25, 2000, a Learjet 25D ran off the runway at Fulton county (fty) airport and traveled approximately 500 ft. beofre coming to rest in a ditch on the left side of the runway. I interviewed the PIC, Mr. Joseph and he stated he was command of the controls when the aircraft left the runway. On the approach at the outer marker Mr. Wilen called for lfaps and gear down. Ths SIC, Mr. Scott small reported no green light for the right main gear. At the time the gear was recucled and still no green light. They requested clearance from the tower for a low pass ans ask for a visual on the gear. The tower reported the gear appeared to be down. The gear was again recycled and still no green light. Mr. Wilen made the decision to do na emergnecy gear extension to make sure the gear was down. On landign at about 80 knots the brakes were applied but they did not function. At the time both pilot and co-pilot applied brakes but the brakes but the aircraft continued to veer to the left with no resistance at all. The thrust reverses were left deployed until the aircraft stopped. I ask Mr. Wilen if they checked the press to test on the gear light and he said the light was working. I also ask if the nose gear steering was engaged during the landing and he said no. the following Wednesday, March 01, the aircraft was placed on jacks and auxiliary power was applied. The anti-skid checked ok but when hyd power was applied, the brakes failed again. The main gear circuit breaker had been pulled before the emergency extension and when it was re-set the brakes operated normal. As of March 30, it has not been determined what caused the brakes to malfunction. Poi g. gunn is conducting operations potion of this investigation privacy data omitted the investigation involving the lack of records and documentation is still open and ongoing. The investigation involving this incident is considered closed. privacy data omitted James a. jones aviation safety inspector Mr. Wilen stated that he push to test the gear lights and they all worked. He also stated that he did not use the nose wheel steering during the landing. Also, the nose wheel module was changed the night before since he had problems the day before. He had made approximately 3 take off and landings and the nose wheel steering did work. He could not explain why he did not use it during this landing. Francis m dejosph
As the FAA filed it
(.23)INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: ON FEB. 25, 2000, A LEARJET 25D RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AT FULTON COUNTY (FTY) AIRPORT AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. BEOFRE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. I INTERVIEWED THE PIC, MR. JOSEPH AND HE STATED HE WAS COMMAND OF THE CONTROLS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. ON THE APPROACH AT THE OUTER MARKER MR. WILEN CALLED FOR LFAPS AND GEAR DOWN. THS SIC, MR. SCOTT SMALL REPORTED NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AT THE TIME THE GEAR WAS RECUCLED AND STILL NO GREEN LIGHT. THEY REQUESTED CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER FOR A LOW PASS ANS ASK FOR A VISUAL ON THE GEAR. THE TOWER REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE GEAR WAS AGAIN RECYCLED AND STILL NO GREEN LIGHT. MR. WILEN MADE THE DECISION TO DO NA EMERGNECY GEAR EXTENSION TO MAKE SURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. ON LANDIGN AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DID NOT FUNCTION. AT THE TIME BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT APPLIED BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT WITH NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. THE THRUST REVERSES WERE LEFT DEPLOYED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. I ASK MR. WILEN IF THEY CHECKED THE PRESS TO TEST ON THE GEAR LIGHT AND HE SAID THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. I ALSO ASK IF THE NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS ENGAGED DURING THE LANDING AND HE SAID NO. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 01, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND AUXILIARY POWER WAS APPLIED. THE ANTI-SKID CHECKED OK BUT WHEN HYD POWER WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THE MAIN GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN PULLED BEFORE THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND WHEN IT WAS RE-SET THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMAL. AS OF MARCH 30, IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. POI G. GUNN IS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS POTION OF THIS INVESTIGATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE LACK OF RECORDS AND DOCUMENTATION IS STILL OPEN AND ONGOING. THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ JAMES A. JONES AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR MR. WILEN STATED THAT HE PUSH TO TEST THE GEAR LIGHTS AND THEY ALL WORKED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DURING THE LANDING. ALSO, THE NOSE WHEEL MODULE WAS CHANGED THE NIGHT BEFORE SINCE HE HAD PROBLEMS THE DAY BEFORE. HE HAD MADE APPROXIMATELY 3 TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AND THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DID WORK. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY HE DID NOT USE IT DURING THIS LANDING. FRANCIS M DEJOSPH