# Accident 20070823832479A: Lear 60LEAR, Westhampton Be, NY, August 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2007, 20:46 local time
- Place: Westhampton Be, NY
- Airport: Francis S Gabreski
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JUEA
- Location: 40.8433° N, 72.6317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8433&lon=-72.6317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9CU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 60LEAR
- Reported engine: PWA PW305
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070823832479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FOK 8/23/07 RUNWAY 24 IN FOG, 1/2 MILE VIS.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A/C LOST CONTROL AND STEERING AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY.  BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE TORN FROM AIRCRAFT.  THE A/C CAME TO REST APPROX 1/2 MILE FROM TDZ.

## 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 NYC07LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA202), Aug 24, 2007: Learjet 60 (N9CU), Westhampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to properly align the airplane prior to touchdown.

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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