64.8154° N, 147.8567° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 4, 2004 · 21:50 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
L2MA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72LG
Reported as
Lear 35A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,700 total1,500 in this make and model75 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) The pilot reported damage to the l/h wing tip tank after landing at anc. The aircraft's l/h wing had dipped on takeoff from fai, and unknown to the pilot, hit two runway lights 1500 feet down the runway. Later, the aircraft was taxied at different speeds and found to have inadequate reduction in the steering sensitivity to the left, as the taxi speed increased.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE L/H WING TIP TANK AFTER LANDING AT ANC. THE AIRCRAFT'S L/H WING HAD DIPPED ON TAKEOFF FROM FAI, AND UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT, HIT TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. LATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND FOUND TO HAVE INADEQUATE REDUCTION IN THE STEERING SENSITIVITY TO THE LEFT, AS THE TAXI SPEED INCREASED.