# Incident 20021106032399I: Lear 45LEAR, Allentown, PA, November 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6524° N, 75.4404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEHIGH VALLEY INTL (ABE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6524&lon=-75.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFMGL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 45LEAR
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021106032399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) GROUND CREW WAS DIRECTING AIRCRAFT TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN ON TAXIWAY FOR PARKING. IN THE PROCESS OF ALIGNING AIRCRAFT FOR THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN GEAR ENTERED A STORM DRAIN, CAUSING LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AN EXPOSED FIRE HYDRANT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING. NO INJURIES.

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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