# Incident 20001016016519I: Lear 45LEAR, Fort Myers, FL, October 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405FX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 45LEAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001016016519I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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