# Incident 20090902049009I: Gates Lear 36, Anchorage, AK, September 2, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2009, 11:36 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Ted Stevens Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CMWA
- Location: 61.1741° N, 149.9981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (ANC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1741&lon=-149.9981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 36 (registry code 5170601, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEAR 36
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090902049009I

## Narrative

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

LEAR 36, N361PJ, A MEDEVAC FLIGHT,  ARRIVED AT ANC AT 1047L TIME. ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AT 1050L. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED, APROX. 613 GL. OF FUEL WERE UPLOADED. THE FUEL LOAD ON BOARD WAS 7800 LBS. THE MAX GW OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 19500LBS. THE ACTUAL GW WAS 19100 LBS. 5 PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD PLUS THE CREW OF 2 FOR DEPARTURE. ENGINE STARTUP WAS AT 1127L. TAKEOFF BEGAN AT 1135L ON RUNWAY 32. PER THE PILOTS STATEMENT, TAKEOFF POWER AND AIRCRAFT ACCELLERATION WAS NORMAL. JUST PRIOR TO V1, A METALLIC BANG(SOMETHING HITTING THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT) WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION, RAPIDLY INCREASING IN INTENSITY. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. RIGHT RUDDER , CENTERLINE CORRECTION WAS ADDED TO THE CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT DECELERATION WAS AT FIRST NORMAL, THEN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO REGAIN CENTERLINE AND DRAG CHUTE DEPLOYMENT WAS CALLED FOR. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT THE 9445 FT POINT OF THE RUNWAY, LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PATIENTS, PASSENGERS OR CREW.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DEBRIS WAS FOUND FROM RUNWAY 32, TAXIWAY M, APPROX THE 3000 FT POINT OF THE RUNWAY FROM THE START. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE HAD SOME SMALL FOD DENTS, CAUSING REPLACEMENT.

## Other reports on N361PJ (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191127024019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191127024019I), Nov 27, 2019: Gates Lear Jet Corp. 36 (N361PJ), Newport, OR, No damage. N361PJ was unable to climb to assigned altitude (FL390). The aircraft was observed by ATC to be descending through FL380 and further descended to FL370. N361PJ…
- [Incident 20130528008879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130528008879I), May 28, 2013: Gates Lear Jet Corp. 36 (N361PJ), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. After takeoff the gear was cycled to the up postion. It was noted that the nose gear had an unsafe indication. The crew then flew past the tower to comfirm…
- [Incident 20100103025669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100103025669I), Jan 3, 2010: Gates Lear 36 (N361PJ), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. During climb out with landing gear retracting pilot felt/heard "thump". Landing gear was extended with 3 green indications. Fly-by control tower visually…

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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