# Accident 20010104001139A: Lear 35LEAR, Scotia, NY, January 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2001, 15:46 local time
- Place: Scotia, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I3XA
- Location: 42.8522° N, 73.9286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8522&lon=-73.9286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435JL-2009-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 35 (registry code 5170803, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010104001139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, THE A/C DID NOT RESPOND TO FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS TO ROTATE ATTITUDE. AT THIS POINT THE A/C WAS SIGNIFICANTLY PAST THE TAKEOFF DECISION SPEED (VI) AND POINT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND REDUCED THRUST, DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS, AND APPLIED MANIMUM BRAKING. THE A/C'S INERTIA TOOK IT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY 28. IT PENETRATED A SNOW BANK AND THEN FELL APPROX. 5 FEET TO A LEVEL FIELD AT WHICH TIME BOTH WINGS AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE A/C CAME TO REST JUST SHORT OF A HIGHWAY AFTER DESTROYING A PORTION OF THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE CREW COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATED THE A/C THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. ALL THE A/C AERODYNAMIC SURFACES WERE FREE OF ANY CONTAMINATION. THE A/C TRIM GAUGE AND STABILIZER BOTH INDICATED A TAKEOFF SETTING AND THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO AND SET AT 8 DEGREES. THE A/C WAS LOADED WITHIN CENTER OF GRAVITY AND WEIGHT LIMITS. ALL THE A/C FLIGHT CONTROL, ENGINE, AND WARNING SYSTEMS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA022), Jan 4, 2001: Learjet 35 (N435JL), Schenectady, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper trim setting, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence.

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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