# Incident 20090915018409I: Lear 36A, Lake Charles, LA, September 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2009, 11:36 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Chennault International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ESPA
- Location: 30.2106° N, 93.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENNAULT INTL (CWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2106&lon=-93.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 36A (registry code 5170603, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 36A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090915018409I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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