# Accident 20061226028579A: Lear 35A, Nashville, TN, December 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2006, 09:10 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VQ8A
- Location: 36.1214° N, 86.6736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1214&lon=-86.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136WE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061226028579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON 2C WITH WINDS 31011G17, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP (FUEL TIP TANK) STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT AILERON AUGMENTATION SYSTEM CAUTION LIGHT (AUG AIL) ILLUMINATED DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT RESET THE SPOILER SYSTEM SWITCH AS REQUIRED BY THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AUG AIL CAUTION LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ROLL WITH AILERON APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED POST ACCIDENT AILERON AUGMENTATION SYSTEM TEST.

## 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 ANC07LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA009), Dec 26, 2006: Gates Learjet 35A (N136WE), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with the runway. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

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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