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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lear 25B · Colorado Spring, CO · September 4, 2004

Date: September 4, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: SUZA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N47MR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA138
Reported as: Lear 25B
Reported engine: GE CJ610*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,300 total4,830 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N47MRRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2009 · Gates Lear Jet 25BS/N 101 · Built 1972 Airframe modelGates Lear Jet 25B Engine modelGE CJ610-SER seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) On sept. 4, 2004, at Colorado Springs airport, Colorado, two crew and one passenger (life guard flight) were taking off in a Lear 25B on runway 17L when the accident occurred. Shortly after approaching v 1 speed, the crew felt a moderate vibration on the right side of the aircraft followed by a tire blow out. The abort callout was enacted around 3,000 feet down the runway. The leftside tire blew about one second after the rightside. The captain maintained directional control of the craft, avoiding the debris being ejected forward. After brake failure was noticed, the drag chute was deployed and slowed down the aircraft, but not enough to restrain it from going off the end. To avoid running into the ILS at the end of the runway, the captain turned the aircraft to the right where it came to a stop off the runway 40-50 feet on the right. An evacuation was ordered and the crew and the patient were evacuted with no injuries and no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPT. 4, 2004, AT COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT, COLORADO, TWO CREW AND ONE PASSENGER (LIFE GUARD FLIGHT) WERE TAKING OFF IN A LEAR 25B ON RUNWAY 17L WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHORTLY AFTER APPROACHING V 1 SPEED, THE CREW FELT A MODERATE VIBRATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY A TIRE BLOW OUT. THE ABORT CALLOUT WAS ENACTED AROUND 3,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LEFTSIDE TIRE BLEW ABOUT ONE SECOND AFTER THE RIGHTSIDE. THE CAPTAIN MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE CRAFT, AVOIDING THE DEBRIS BEING EJECTED FORWARD. AFTER BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOTICED, THE DRAG CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND SLOWED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO RESTRAIN IT FROM GOING OFF THE END. TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE ILS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE CAPTAIN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE RUNWAY 40-50 FEET ON THE RIGHT. AN EVACUATION WAS ORDERED AND THE CREW AND THE PATIENT WERE EVACUTED WITH NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColorado Spring, COright main tire failure for reasons undetermined.Sep 4, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N47MR · 1

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

Incident 19951004035469ILevel Off Touchdown · Oklahoma City, OKNarrative: on 10-04-95, at approximately 0100 hours local time, Learjet 25B, N47MR, piloted by john c. dudeck, #ATP565753035, attempted to land at Will Rogers World Airport when the left-hand landing gear collapsed. Pilot was able to pull up aircraft and do a…Oct 4, 1995 · Minor damage