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FAA incident report · Lear 35A · Denver, CO · June 25, 2009

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Date
June 25, 2009 · 19:21 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ESPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N549PA
Reported as
Lear 35A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,700 total4,200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N549PARegistered now · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 119 · Built 1977Airframe modelGates Learjet 35AEngine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Metro airport received a lot of rain from a thunderstorm just prior to N549PA landing on runway 29L. After touchdown, the aircraft began to hydroplane. With no brake effectiveness, the crew deployed the aircraft's parachute. The airplane continued to hydroplane, and the crosswind pushed the aircraft off the right side of the runway into the grass. The crew eventually regained control of the aircraft, and brought the aircraft to a stop on a taxiway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the tires and landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) METRO AIRPORT RECEIVED A LOT OF RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM JUST PRIOR TO N549PA LANDING ON RUNWAY 29L. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. WITH NO BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, THE CREW DEPLOYED THE AIRCRAFT'S PARACHUTE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO HYDROPLANE, AND THE CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE CREW EVENTUALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON A TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRES AND LANDING GEAR.