# Incident 20090112001159I: Lear 55LEAR, Chicago/Aurora, IL, January 12, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2009, 02:13 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMVA
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40DK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,776 total, 240 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090112001159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS THE PILOT NOT FLYING IN THE RIGHT SEAT.  THE TYPE RATED SECOND IN COMMAND WAS THE PILOT FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT.  BOTH PILOTS STATED THT THE APPROACH (ILS 9 ARR) WAS NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT.  THE PIC CALLED OUT TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT FLYING OVERCORRECTED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SKID TO THE LEFT, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A SNOW BANK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSEWHEEL THEN TURNED NINETY DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RUNWAY TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE COMING TO REST WITH THE NOSE SITTING IN MODERATELY DEEP SNOW, WITH THE TAIL REMAINING OVER THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT.  PIC STATED THAT THE YAW DAMPER WAS ENGAGED DURING LANDING.  (YAW DAMPER ENGAGEMENT IS OPTIONAL ACCORDING TO THE AFM).  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  FREEZING FOG WAS REPORTED AT KARR FROM 0209 CST TO 0217 CST.

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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