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Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 25 · Groton - New Lo, CT · August 17, 2003

Date
August 17, 2003 · 13:40 local
Place
Groton - New Lo, CT
Airport
Groton-New London
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VLLA
Aircraft
N25FM
Reported as
Lear 25
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total2,000 in this make and model15 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) During takeoff roll on runway 05, at approximately 125KTS at 2500FT (runway mid point) aircraft struck several sea gulls at VI. Aircraft yawed right. PIC aborted takeoff using heavy braking. T/r's and spoilers deployed. Aircraft came to rest approximately 125FT off runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 05, AT APPROXIMATELY 125KTS AT 2500FT (RUNWAY MID POINT) AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL SEA GULLS AT VI. AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT. PIC ABORTED TAKEOFF USING HEAVY BRAKING. T/R'S AND SPOILERS DEPLOYED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 125FT OFF RUNWAY.