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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 36A · Lake Charles, LA · September 15, 2009

Date: September 15, 2009 · 11:36 local
Place: Lake Charles, LA
Airport: Chennault International
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ESPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62PG
Reported as: Lear 36A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total2,800 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N62PGRegistered now · Gates Lear Jet 36AS/N 031 · Built 1977 Airframe modelGates Lear Jet 36A Engine 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.

Pilot statement is that copilot was flying and landed with a "crab" and failed to straighten out prior to touchdown. The aircraft was landing runway 15 and winds were reported from 240 at 9KTS. The aircraft started swerving back and forth after touchdown and PIC waited too long to come on the controls and try to correct. The aircraft eventually skidded out of control to the left and exited the runway on the left side. When the aircraft came to rest, it was approximately 120 degrees off runway heading (runway 15) and approximately 75-80 feet from the runway edge. There was minor damage to the aircraft mainly contained to the landing gear only. The nose wheel was sheared off and both main gear were bent/collapsed to the left. The left wing fuel tank was compromised and leaked out all fuel that was in the tank (approximately 1000 lbs).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT IS THAT COPILOT WAS FLYING AND LANDED WITH A "CRAB" AND FAILED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 15 AND WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 240 AT 9KTS. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SWERVING BACK AND FORTH AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND PIC WAITED TOO LONG TO COME ON THE CONTROLS AND TRY TO CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY HEADING (RUNWAY 15) AND APPROXIMATELY 75-80 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MAINLY CONTAINED TO THE LANDING GEAR ONLY. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS SHEARED OFF AND BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE BENT/COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS COMPROMISED AND LEAKED OUT ALL FUEL THAT WAS IN THE TANK (APPROXIMATELY 1000 LBS).