# Accident 20010612019219A: Lear 25D, Salina, KS, June 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2001, 13:01 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8169° N, 97.6464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8169&lon=-97.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333CG-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 25D (registry code 5170514, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-25d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ-610-8A (registry code 30035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj-610-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01MA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01MA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010612019219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT TEST TO ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELEVATOR FLUTTER OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO SEVER THE ELEVATOR CONTROLLINKAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT THE SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SALINA, KS.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 1317 FEET NORTH OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 17 AND CAME TO REST 345 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 17, AND 914 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN POINT.  SEE ATTACHED GRAPHIC.

## 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 CHI01MA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01MA163), Jun 12, 2001: Learjet 25D (N333CG), Salina, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: The PIC's delayed remedial action during the elevator system oscillation, resulting in the failure of the aft elevator sector clevis due to reverse bending fatigue caused by vibration, and subsequent…

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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