# Accident 20080221012149A: Lear 35A, Aniak, AK, February 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2008, 20:55 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ETSA
- Location: 61.5817° N, 159.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5817&lon=-159.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE73122B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080221012149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008, AT ABOUT 2054 LOCAL TIME, A LEAR 35A AIRPLANE, N351AS, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK LOWER SURFACE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT ANIAK AIRPORT, ANIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) MEDIVAC FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135 ON DEMAND OPERATION, BY CHIPOLA AVIATION, INC. OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT CREW CONSISTED OF TWO AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS AND MEDIVAC NURSES, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS ANIAK, ALASKA. FLIGHT CREW STATEMENTS REPORT THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 28 WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING DROPPING AND ITS WING TIP STRIKING THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT OF WIND 240 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT FOUR KNOTS. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO LAND AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL FLATTENING TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE LEFT WING TANK WITH A PUNCTURE OF THE BOTTOM WING SKIN. THE DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK AND ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TERMINATED.

## 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 ANC08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA035), Feb 21, 2008: Learjet 35A (N351AS), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing flare/touchdown. Contributing to the accident were a crosswind and windshear.

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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