20070126001299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airbau CLASSIC · Sebring, FL · January 26, 2007

Date
January 26, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N757LW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA044
Reported as
Airbau Classic
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total1,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N757LW made an emergency landing, due to the wake turbulence created from a landing hawkerjet, HS-125 (xa-ueh). Instructor of N757LW stated that he checked the pattern for traffic, made a radio call of his intentions, then positioned the aircraft on rwy 36. The instructor mentioned that they did not takeoff immediately, since he allowed the student a few minutes to become orientated with his pedals prior to departure. At approximately 50-100 feet the instructor said that he saw the inside of the rear of the jet aircraft engines glow red, and was not sure if the aircraft did a touch-and-go, or if they executed a go around. (A comment was made about known radio problems). According to a witness, privacy data omitted pilot of beechjet, N42AJ, who was preparing for departure: the Hawker made a normal approach to rwy 36, appeared to level off at about 100 feet, then made a go-around; on the second attempt, the Hawker executed another second go-around and landed on rwy 32. privacy data omitted Stated that he also has had numerous close calls himself at sef, and that the operators have a bad habit of sitting on the runway prior to departure, and their radios are unreadable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N757LW MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, DUE TO THE WAKE TURBULENCE CREATED FROM A LANDING HAWKERJET, HS-125 (XA-UEH). INSTRUCTOR OF N757LW STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE PATTERN FOR TRAFFIC, MADE A RADIO CALL OF HIS INTENTIONS, THEN POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT ON RWY 36. THE INSTRUCTOR MENTIONED THAT THEY DID NOT TAKEOFF IMMEDIATELY, SINCE HE ALLOWED THE STUDENT A FEW MINUTES TO BECOME ORIENTATED WITH HIS PEDALS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 50-100 FEET THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE SAW THE INSIDE OF THE REAR OF THE JET AIRCRAFT ENGINES GLOW RED, AND WAS NOT SURE IF THE AIRCRAFT DID A TOUCH-AND-GO, OR IF THEY EXECUTED A GO AROUND. (A COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT KNOWN RADIO PROBLEMS). ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT OF BEECHJET, N42AJ, WHO WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE: THE HAWKER MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RWY 36, APPEARED TO LEVEL OFF AT ABOUT 100 FEET, THEN MADE A GO-AROUND; ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE HAWKER EXECUTED ANOTHER SECOND GO-AROUND AND LANDED ON RWY 32. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE ALSO HAS HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS HIMSELF AT SEF, AND THAT THE OPERATORS HAVE A BAD HABIT OF SITTING ON THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND THEIR RADIOS ARE UNREADABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.