What happened
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(-23) On March 19, 2004, about 0645 eastern standard time, a gates Learjet 35A, N800AW, was substantially damaged while landing at Oneida County Airport (uca), Utica, new york. The certificated airline transport pilot and certified commercial pilot were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed port columbus international airport, columbus, Ohio. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the air taxi cargo flight conducted under 14 CFR part 135. The copilot reported that he was the pilot flying the airplane at the time of the accident. The copilot utilized the ILS approach to runway 33, which was 6,002 feet long and 150 feet wide. The airplane was too high during the approach, and the copilot decreased engine power. The sink rate then became "too great", and the flightcrew initiated a go-around. However, the airplane landed hard on the runway before the engines could spool up. The airplane subsequently came to rest in the snow about 20 feet off the left side of the runway, near mid-field. During the landing, the airplane sustained damage to the main landing gear and both wings. The copilot added that he did not experience any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. The reported weather at uca, was 0656, was: wind from 060 degrees at 3 knots; visibility 9 miles; ceiling 200 feet overcast; temperature 19 degrees f; dew point 18 degrees f; altimeter 30.26 inches hg. privacy data omitted This case is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2004, ABOUT 0645 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A GATES LEARJET 35A, N800AW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT ONEIDA COUNTY AIRPORT (UCA), UTICA, NEW YORK. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED PORT COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLUMBUS, OHIO. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE AIR TAXI CARGO FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. THE COPILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COPILOT UTILIZED THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33, WHICH WAS 6,002 FEET LONG AND 150 FEET WIDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH DURING THE APPROACH, AND THE COPILOT DECREASED ENGINE POWER. THE SINK RATE THEN BECAME "TOO GREAT", AND THE FLIGHTCREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE ENGINES COULD SPOOL UP. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN THE SNOW ABOUT 20 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NEAR MID-FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BOTH WINGS. THE COPILOT ADDED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE REPORTED WEATHER AT UCA, WAS 0656, WAS: WIND FROM 060 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 9 MILES; CEILING 200 FEET OVERCAST; TEMPERATURE 19 DEGREES F; DEW POINT 18 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER 30.26 INCHES HG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
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