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Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 55C · Omaha, NE · October 25, 2002

Date: October 25, 2002 · 10:30 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CDNA
Aircraft: N139ST
Reported as: Lear 55C
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0

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 October 25, 2002, approximately 1030 CDT, Lear 55C, N139ST, departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE, under east coast jets charter flight ECJ39 wih an intended destination of aberdeen, SD. Shortly following takeoff, the flight crew noted a loud bang in the area of the nose wheel well. The flight crew notified ATC and returned to Eppley Airfield. Subsequent investigation established the nose landing gear strut seal had failed. The nose gear was resealed (kit no. 2394205-003), operationally tested and approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT, LEAR 55C, N139ST, DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE, UNDER EAST COAST JETS CHARTER FLIGHT ECJ39 WIH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF ABERDEEN, SD. SHORTLY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A LOUD BANG IN THE AREA OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO EPPLEY AIRFIELD. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION ESTABLISHED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT SEAL HAD FAILED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS RESEALED (KIT NO. 2394205-003), OPERATIONALLY TESTED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.