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FAA accident report · Lear 25B · Fort Pierce, FL · February 4, 2001

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Date
February 4, 2001 · 13:24 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL01LA030
Reported as
Lear 25B
Reported engine
GE CJ6106
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,500 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
N48WARegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Gates Lear Jet 25BS/N 136 · Built 1973Airframe modelGates Lear Jet 25BEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23)See attached inspector's statement (.4) on February 4, 2001, at 1324 EST, a Learjet 25B, N48WA, skidded off the runway at st. Lucie county international airport in Fort Pierce, Florida. The aero medical flight was operated by able American jets under the provisions of title CFR 14 part 91 with a flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The Learjet received substantial damage and the pilot and crew were not injured. The flight originated from ft. Pierce, Florida at 1200. According to the pilot, after taking off, he experienced a landing gear retraction problem. Unable to resolve this problem, the crew then decided to return to st. Lucie county international airport for an emergency landing. Shortly after touch down, the left main landing gear broke away from the airframe. The pilot reported that he lost directional control, and the a/c then skidded off to the left side of the runway. Examination of the a/c maintenance records revealed that the landing gear assembly had been removed and reinstalled during a recent maintenance problem. Further examination revealed that the left main landing gear trunnio n pin was improperly installed and not in accordance with the Learjet maintenance manual instructions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)SEE ATTACHED INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT (.4) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2001, AT 1324 EST, A LEARJET 25B, N48WA, SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AT ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE AERO MEDICAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY ABLE AMERICAN JETS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE CFR 14 PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE LEARJET RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND CREW WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA AT 1200. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TAKING OFF, HE EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM. UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, THE CREW THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE A/C THEN SKIDDED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE A/C MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REINSTALLED DURING A RECENT MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNIO N PIN WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEARJET MAINTENANCE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL01LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFt. Pierce, FLThe mechanic's failure to properly install and secure the left main landing gear aft trunnion pin in accordance with procedures.Feb 4, 2001 · Substantial damage