# Incident 20110925024169I: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Saint Croix, VI, September 25, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2011, 20:50 local time
- Place: Saint Croix, VI
- Airport: Saint Croix
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O2JA
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131AJ-2023-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TFE731 SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925024169I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 25TH 2011 LEARJET 35A N131AJ BLEW A TIRE ON TAKE-OFF FROM SAINT CROIX VI.  THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SAN JAUN AND LANDED SAFELY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE R/H OUTBOARD LANDING GEAR DOOR.  THE AIRCRAFT TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE DAMAGED GEAR DOOR WAS REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ON A FERRY PERMIT.

## Other reports on N131AJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20130225001979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130225001979I), Feb 25, 2013: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N131AJ), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. On February 25th, N131AJ a lear 35A on an air ambulance flight with 2 pax, departed kfxe for toronto Canada. After climbing through 7,000MSL, the circuit…

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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