# Accident 20010204005509A: Lear 25B, Fort Pierce, FL, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 13:24 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5007° N, 80.3597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5007&lon=-80.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48WA-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 25B (registry code 5170511, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25B
- Reported engine: GE CJ6106
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204005509A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL01LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA030), Feb 4, 2001: Learjet 25B (N48WA), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to properly install and secure the left main landing gear aft trunnion pin in accordance with procedures.

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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