# Accident 20050701013749A: Lear 25, Amarillo, TX, July 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2005, 12:30 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VKMA
- Location: 35.2192° N, 101.7058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2192&lon=-101.7058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345MC-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 25 (registry code 5170506, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25
- Reported engine: GE CJ610*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701013749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 CDT, N345MC, A LEARJET MODEL 25, SERIAL NUMBER 46, REQUESTED AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 04 AT RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (KAMA). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 1800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND 30 FEET INSIDE THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THEN HIT THE 9/4 DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN. THE SIGN WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. LEFT TIP TANK AND LEFT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 6800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND 150 FEET LEFT OF THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF RUNWAY 04. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 130 TO 140 DEGREES AT 17 TO 18 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA174), Jul 1, 2005: Learjet 25 (N345MC), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

## Other reports on N345MC (3)

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

- [Incident 19950817033869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817033869I), Aug 17, 1995: Lear 25 (N345MC), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Right main tires failed during takeoff. Damaged wheels brake hose and anti skid.
- [Incident 19861028069279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028069279I), Oct 28, 1986: Lear 25 (N345MC), Houston, TX. Overflew helicopter with 700 feet separation. Both enroute to same airport.
- [Incident 19810910067009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910067009I), Sep 10, 1981: Lear 25 (N345MC), Houston, TX. Lost hydraulic pressure on rollout. Replaced defective line between accumulator and pressure regulator.

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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