# Incident 20090911015179I: Lear 55LEAR, Aspen, CO, September 11, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2009, 11:28 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G41A
- Location: 39.2219° N, 106.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (ASE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2219&lon=-106.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 55 (registry code 5170804, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,740 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090911015179I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009, AIRCRAFT N54NW, A LEARJET MODEL 55 AIRCAFT OPERATED BY ATI JET CHARTER AN 14CFR PART 135 AIR TAXI OPERATOR, WAS ENROUTE VIA INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FROM MEDFORD, OR (MFR) TO ASPEN, CO (ASE) FOR PASSENGER PICK-UP.  TOWER PERSONNEL VERBALLY INDICATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LAND LONG ON RUNWAY 15, THE DRAG CHUTE WAS OBSERVED BY TOWER PERSONNEL TO DEPLOY WITH APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ONTO THE RUNWAY OVERRUN AREA CONTACTING SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS.  UPON COMING TO A STOP, AIRCRAFT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE TO ATLANTIC AVIATION FBO.  UPON PARKING AND ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AT THIS FBO, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL FUSE PLUGS MELTED AND ALL FOUR MAIN TIRES LOST AIR PRESSURE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH OUTBOARD LANDING GEAR DOORS DUE TO CONTACT WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PERSON CREW.  MEASURED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT ASPEN, CO (ASE) AIRPORT AT TIME OF LANDING WERE:  WINDS 030 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY.

## Other reports on N54NW (1)

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

- [Incident 20131212023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131212023379I), Dec 12, 2013: Learjet Inc 55 (N54NW), Opalocka, FL, No damage. Aircraft N54NW, departed opf airport. During climb-out, the crew noticed the master caution light illuminated on then off. The left hand engine low oil press…

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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