# Incident 20030722022859I: Lear 35A, Springfield, MO, July 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKEA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354CL-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722022859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT FORWARD ENGINE COWL SEGMENT SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT DURING DESCENT. WHEN THE SEGMENT SEPARATED IT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE WING ROOT FILLET, AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FORWARD VERTICAL STABILIZER. FLIGHT CREW LANDED AT SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON AIRPORT (SGF) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A MAINTENANCE CREW WAS DISPATCHED FROM VAN NUYS (VNY) TO MAKE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE BACK TO HOME BASE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOTS OR PASSENGERS. AT THIS WRITING THE MISSING COWL SEGMENT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N354CL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011221036699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011221036699I), Dec 21, 2001: Lear 35A (N354CL), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. (-23)Inspection of the aircraft by the FBO indicates that the pilot attempted the take-off roll without the parking brake completely released. Therefore, the…

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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