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Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 24 · Rapid City, SD · March 2, 2002

Date
March 2, 2002 · 09:24 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Airport
Rapid City Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ESUA
Aircraft
N24LG
Reported as
Lear 24
Reported engine
GE CJ6104
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On March 2, 2002, N24LJ, a Learjet 24 was taxiing to runway 32 when it slid off taxiway alpha to the west. Taxiway had icy areas with frost. Winds were 20 KTS gusting to 25 KTS out of 360. Pilot had aircraft towed in and checked by maintenance as a precautionary measure. No damage was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 2, 2002, N24LJ, A LEARJET 24 WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 32 WHEN IT SLID OFF TAXIWAY ALPHA TO THE WEST. TAXIWAY HAD ICY AREAS WITH FROST. WINDS WERE 20 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS OUT OF 360. PILOT HAD AIRCRAFT TOWED IN AND CHECKED BY MAINTENANCE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.