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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 55C · Calgary Alta, CN · October 14, 2007

Date: October 14, 2007 · 12:00 local
Place: Calgary Alta, CN
Airport: Springbank
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FJ7A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177AM
Reported as: Lear 55C
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,990 total13,255 in this make and model167 in the last 90 days

N177AMRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2015 · Gates Learjet 55CS/N 147 · Built 1991 Airframe modelGates Learjet 55C Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) On 10/14/2007 at approximately 1200 hours, lr 55C, registration number N177AM, serial number 147 was taking off from Calgary/spring bank airport Calgary alberta, Canada (cybw) with five passengers on runway 25 which is 3423 feet long. The aircraft was being operated under visual meteorological conditions. The pilot intended to use runway 34, which was 5000 feet long and lined up and took off from runway 25, which was 3423 feet long. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and became airborne; the r/h main wheels struck a berm causing the r/h landing gear housing to crack and cause damage to the upper wing skin on the r/h wing. The aircraft remained airborne and diverted to Calgary international (cyyc) and landed safely. The aircraft taxied in and disembarked the passengers and the pilot notified the president of the company of the situation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/14/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS, LR 55C, REGISTRATION NUMBER N177AM, SERIAL NUMBER 147 WAS TAKING OFF FROM CALGARY/SPRING BANK AIRPORT CALGARY ALBERTA, CANADA (CYBW) WITH FIVE PASSENGERS ON RUNWAY 25 WHICH IS 3423 FEET LONG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT INTENDED TO USE RUNWAY 34, WHICH WAS 5000 FEET LONG AND LINED UP AND TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 25, WHICH WAS 3423 FEET LONG. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE; THE R/H MAIN WHEELS STRUCK A BERM CAUSING THE R/H LANDING GEAR HOUSING TO CRACK AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER WING SKIN ON THE R/H WING. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE AND DIVERTED TO CALGARY INTERNATIONAL (CYYC) AND LANDED SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED IN AND DISEMBARKED THE PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY OF THE SITUATION.