# Incident 20020710027149I: Lear 55LEAR, Salina, KS, July 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2002, 20:40 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ET7A
- Location: 38.7906° N, 97.6522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINA RGNL (SLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7906&lon=-97.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135LR-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 55 (registry code 5170702, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,354 total, 142 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020710027149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SALINA, KS (SLN) AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 35. FLIGHT CREW SAID TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR A MODERATE DIP IN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOTS DO NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TAKEOFF ROLL, ROTATION, OR GEAR RETRACTION. A NEARBY AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND REPORTED SOMETHING FELL OFF THE AIRCRAFT. GROUND CREW LOCATED AND RETRIEVED A LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE CREW SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED THE GEAR AND THE COMPANY ELECTED TO FLY TO WICHITA, KS TO BURN OFF EXCESSIVE FUEL AND LAND WHERE BOMBARDIER SERVICE CENTER IS LOCATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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