40.6524° N, 75.4404° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LEHIGH VALLEY INTL (ABE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 14, 2000 · 19:30 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CDNA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N97AN
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total2,000 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
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.
(-23) During take off from runway 24 at abe airport, Allentown, PA, at approx. v 1 speed the captain heard a loud bang, and shortly after heard another loud bang. Take off was aborted and drag chute deployed. Both left hand main tires were blown and the landing gear door torn from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 24 AT ABE AIRPORT, ALLENTOWN, PA, AT APPROX. V 1 SPEED THE CAPTAIN HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND SHORTLY AFTER HEARD ANOTHER LOUD BANG. TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AND DRAG CHUTE DEPLOYED. BOTH LEFT HAND MAIN TIRES WERE BLOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR DOOR TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT.