37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 1, 2005 · 20:40 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N518JG
Reported as
Lear 31A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total1,000 in this make and model60 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) On August 1, 2005 during climbout from Wichita, KS (kict) Learjet, N518JG, serial number 31-219, experienced a problem with the aircraft pressurization system at 30,000 feet, resulting in loss of cabin pressure. The pilots commenced with emergency descent, and returned to kict. The aircraft landed without any further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2005 DURING CLIMBOUT FROM WICHITA, KS (KICT) LEARJET, N518JG, SERIAL NUMBER 31-219, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AT 30,000 FEET, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. THE PILOTS COMMENCED WITH EMERGENCY DESCENT, AND RETURNED TO KICT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.