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Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 45LEAR · Fort Myers, FL · October 16, 2000

Date: October 16, 2000 · 18:00 local
Place: Fort Myers, FL
Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N405FX
Reported as: Lear 45LEAR
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 16, 2000 at 1800 EDT, a Lear jet LR-45-45, N406FX, registered to Bombardier business, on approach to regional Southwest airport (rsw) ft. Myers, FL., had an uncommanded spoiler deployment. On approach 150-160 knots, spoilers armed, 2000 feet, flaps were extended to 8 degrees, master caution light illuminated and single chime. Eicas displayed a yellow "spoiler fail" message. Spoiler indicator indicated spoilers deployment at 12 degrees. Spoiler deployed symmetrically. A/c airspeed decellerated to 140-150 knots. Pilot deployed full spoilers and then stowed spoilers and de-armed spoilers. A/c landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2000 AT 1800 EDT, A LEAR JET LR-45-45, N406FX, REGISTERED TO BOMBARDIER BUSINESS, ON APPROACH TO REGIONAL SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (RSW) FT. MYERS, FL., HAD AN UNCOMMANDED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT. ON APPROACH 150-160 KNOTS, SPOILERS ARMED, 2000 FEET, FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 8 DEGREES, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SINGLE CHIME. EICAS DISPLAYED A YELLOW "SPOILER FAIL" MESSAGE. SPOILER INDICATOR INDICATED SPOILERS DEPLOYMENT AT 12 DEGREES. SPOILER DEPLOYED SYMMETRICALLY. A/C AIRSPEED DECELLERATED TO 140-150 KNOTS. PILOT DEPLOYED FULL SPOILERS AND THEN STOWED SPOILERS AND DE-ARMED SPOILERS. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.