# Incident 20001014038459I: Lear 35A, Allentown, PA, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CDNA
- Location: 40.6524° N, 75.4404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEHIGH VALLEY INTL (ABE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6524&lon=-75.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97AN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014038459I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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