# Accident 20051026028499A: Lear 25D, Sacramento, CA, October 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6675° N, 121.4006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6675&lon=-121.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888DV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888DV-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 25D (registry code 5170514, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-25d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-8&9 (registry code 30014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-8-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 25D
- Reported engine: GE CJ610*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051026028499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KMHR ENROUTE TO KMCC. THE CREW ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RUNWAY 16 AND INITIATED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. THE CREW BECAME DISTRACTED BY A HELICOPTER REPORTING POSITION OVER THE RUNWAY. THE CHECKLIST FLOW WAS INTERRUPTED BY BOTH PILOTS LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE HELICOPTER REPORTED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY, THE CREW RESUMED THE CHECKLIST AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. DURING THE FLARE, THE PIC NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. AT THAT SAME TIME, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND BOTH CREWS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX06CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA028), Oct 27, 2005: Learjet 25D (N888DV), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear and to verify they were in the down and locked position prior to touchdown. A related factor was his diverted attention.

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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