# Accident 20110106000649A: Gates Learj 35A, Springfield, IL, January 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PRIA
- Location: 39.8442° N, 89.6781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8442&lon=-89.6781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800GP-2011-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJ 35A
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,932 total, 827 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110106000649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPEAR TO HAVE STALLED ON SHORT FINAL.  AIRCRAFT HAD ICE ON THE AIRFRAME BUT PROPER PROCEDURES WERE NOT FOLLOWED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA144), Jan 6, 2011: Gates Learjet 35A (N800GP), Springfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct an instrument approach in icing conditions without the anti-ice system activated, contrary to the airplane flight manual guidance, which resulted in an inadvertent…

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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