# Accident 20010607010869A: Lear 24A, Victorville, CA, June 7, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 7, 2001, 11:40 local time - Place: Victorville, CA - Airport: George Afb Base Ops - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.5696° N, 117.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5696&lon=-117.3300&mi=10 - Aircraft: N805NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N805NA-2001-09-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Learjet 24A (registry code 5170304, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LEAR 24A - Reported engine: GE CJ6106 - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 8,550 total, 40 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01TA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01TA204) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607010869A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON JUNE 7, 2001, ABOUT 1140 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A GATES LEARJET 24A, N805NA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT MADE A HARD LANDING AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS AIRPORT, VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE AS A PUBLIC-USE FLIGHT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CAPTAIN, COPILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTED EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1055. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO'S. THE PILOT MADE THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO. THE COPILOT SUCCESSFULLY MADE THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO. THE COPILOT ATTEMPTED THE THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AND THE COPILOT ADDED POWER. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, SO THE CREW REDUCED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE DRAGGED THE RIGHT TIP FUEL TANK AND IT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) ON JUNE 7, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 PDT, A LEARJET 24, N805NA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT MADE A HARD LANDING AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS AIRPORT (VCV), VICTORVILLE, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA), AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONSIDERED BY NASA TO A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1055 PDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM. THE CAPTAIN HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A MULTI ENGINE RATING, AND WAS TYPE RATED IN THE LEARJET. THE CAPTAIN HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. THE CAPTAIN DID NOT HOLD AN FAA CERTIFICATE AS A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND HAD NOT COMPLETED A NASA FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE. (.4) ON JUNE 7, 2001, ABOUT 1140 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A GATES LEARJET LR-24A, N805NA, MADE A HARD LANDING AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS AIRPORT, VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE AS A PUBLIC-USE FLIGHT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CAPTAIN, COPILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTED EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1055. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT OUTLINING THE FOLLOWING HISTORY OF FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING LOCAL AIR WORK, THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO VICTORVILLE TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT MADE THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO. THE COPILOT SUCCESSFULLY MADE THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO. THE COPILOT ATTEMPTED THE THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO. AT 50 FEET, HE DISENGAGED THE YAW DAMPER AND ENTERED A PILOT INDUCED LATERAL OSCILLATION. THE AIRPLANE RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE AIRPLANE DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING TIP FUEL TANK, WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRPLANELANDED HARD, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOTS AND THE PASSENGER DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE HAD NOT DEMONSTRATED THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE WITH THE YAW DAMPER OFF. HE FELT HE DID NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 LAX01TA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01TA204), Jun 7, 2001: Gates Learjet LR-24A (N805NA), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The copilot inadvertently induced a lateral oscillation resulting in an in-flight loss of control. The pilot-in-command failed to adequately surpervise the copilot. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.