# Accident 20061201027779A: Lear 36LEAR, San Diego, CA, December 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: North Island Nas/Halsey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BHKA
- Location: 32.6992° N, 117.2150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6992&lon=-117.2150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26FN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26FN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 36 (registry code 5170601, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 36LEAR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,580 total, 12,015 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061201027779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS A COMPILATION OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS AND INTERVIEW OF THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA O^ AND COPILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^. AIRCRAFT N26FN WAS PERFORMING MULTIPLE PROFILE RUNS WITH ANOTHER LEARJET #1 IN SUPPORT OF (MARINE CORP. TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM ACTIVITY) MCTSSA. AFTER THE FIRST RUN, N26FN WAS AT 23,000 FEET AND LEARJET #2 WAS AT 24,000 FEET. LEARJET #1 WENT INTO A LEFT HAND TURN AS N26FN CLOSED TO A TRAIL POSITION THAT WAS PUTTING LEARJET #1 DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. N26FN STARTED WHAT WAS PERCEIVED AS A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN AT 270 KIAS. THE PIC OF N26FN STATED THAT THE HORIZON WAS HAZY AND WITH THE SUN ANGLE COULD NOT DISCERN LEARJET #1 ALTITUDE. AT THAT TIME THE PIC WENT HEAD DOWN TO CHECK HIS GYRO BUT WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE FIRST OFFICER ASKED THE PIC "DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING THIS" AND PIC REPLIED NO. THE PIC REGAINED HIS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND THAT TIME AIRCRAFT N26FN WAS IN WHAT WAS ESTIMATED 50-60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN, 70-90 DEGREE RIGHT WING DOWN, 380 KIAS AND AN ESTIMATED MACH OF .85 TO .86. DURING THE DIVE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEFINITELY SHUDDERING. POWER PULLED BACK TO IDLE, WINGS ROLLED LEVEL AND STARTED A PULL UP WITH A PERCEIVED LOW G FORCE TO LEVEL.

## 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 LAX07TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA051), Dec 1, 2006: Learjet 36 (N26FN), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the sunglare.

## Other reports on N26FN (1)

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

- [Accident 20220909008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909008509A), Sep 9, 2022: Gates Lear Jet Corp 36 (N26FN), Coronado, CA, Substantial damage. On the day of the accident there was a tropical storm about 130 miles south of san diego. The weather at the airport was reported as IMC with heavy rain and…

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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