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FAA accident report · Lear 35A · Goodland, KS · October 17, 2007

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Date
October 17, 2007 · 10:10 local
Place
Goodland, KS
Airport
Renner Fld /Goodland Municipal/
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN08LA013
Reported as
Lear 35A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total5,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N31MCRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2010 · Learjet 35AS/N 270 · Built 1979Airframe modelLearjet 35AEngine 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) Following the ILS approach to runway 30 at Goodland municipal airport (gld) in instrument meteorological conditions, (200 feet overcast and visibility 1 1/4 statute miles) the aircraft struck the runway right wing low, causing the right wing tip tank to impact the runway. The aircraft veered off the right side of the runway, became airborne again and banked to the left causing the left wing tip tank to impact the terrain. The aircraft crossed the runway and eventually came to rest to the left of the runway, between the runway and the parallel taxiway. The aircraft was substantially damaged with the left wing bent downward 90 degrees, approximately 3 feet inboard of the tip tank. There were no injuries. Both pilots reported that the second in command (left seat) was manipulating the flight controls during the ILS approach and the pilot in command (right seat) took control of the aircraft at 250 feet above ground level and was unable to control the aircraft due to a possible flight control malfunction. Pilot statements were conflicting regarding why and how the flight controls were transferred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FOLLOWING THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT GOODLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GLD) IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, (200 FEET OVERCAST AND VISIBILITY 1 1/4 STATUTE MILES) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY RIGHT WING LOW, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TANK TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND BANKED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TANK TO IMPACT THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RUNWAY AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH THE LEFT WING BENT DOWNWARD 90 DEGREES, APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE TIP TANK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE SECOND IN COMMAND (LEFT SEAT) WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE ILS APPROACH AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND (RIGHT SEAT) TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT 250 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO A POSSIBLE FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION. PILOT STATEMENTS WERE CONFLICTING REGARDING WHY AND HOW THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE TRANSFERRED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN08LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoodland, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.Oct 17, 2007 · Substantial damage