39.9612° N, 82.9988° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 26, 2009 · 16:40 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
U5QA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27ZH
Reported as
Learjet 60
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada 305A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total2,900 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At FL 430 crew experienced complete hydraulic failure. ATC was notified and a decent was initiated to FL 380 due to no spoiler limitation. As the descent was continued passengers were notified and emergency declared for landing into Port Columbus. The aircraft landed on runway 28L and was towed off of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AT FL 430 CREW EXPERIENCED COMPLETE HYDRAULIC FAILURE. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND A DECENT WAS INITIATED TO FL 380 DUE TO NO SPOILER LIMITATION. AS THE DESCENT WAS CONTINUED PASSENGERS WERE NOTIFIED AND EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR LANDING INTO PORT COLUMBUS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28L AND WAS TOWED OFF OF THE RUNWAY.