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FAA incident report · Gates Lear Jet 25C · Fort Lauderdale, FL · December 18, 2011

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Date
December 18, 2011 · 09:00 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N79EV
Reported as
Gates Lear Jet 25C
Reported engine
GE CJ610-5&6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 18, 2011, approximately 1400Z, aircraft N79EV, a Learjet LR-25, piloted by privacy data omitted, a recently type rated pilot on lear 25, 35 and Learjet 60'S, departed Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) en route to valencia, venezuela. The pilot privacy data omitted had planned this flight for the express purpose of accumulating more experience with turbojet engines. privacy data omitted, (Certificate# privacy data omitted) a type certified pilot with many flight hours in the lear 25 was second in command, to oversee the flight and provide instructions. Neither the aircraft nor pilot have rvsm authorization so the pilot filed a flight plan for FL430. During the climb to FL430, miami center directed the pilot to climb to FL450 due to traffic. It was at that moment the number #2 engine flamed out. The pilot asked privacy data omitted to advise miami center of the need to descent, which he did. The pilot and privacy data omitted went through the check list and decided to continue the flight without declaring an emergency. The aircraft maintained airspeed during the descent and was able to restart the number #2 engine at FL270. The pilot continued the flight to the planned destination without further events. The pilot returned to fxe the next day.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 18, 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1400Z, AIRCRAFT N79EV, A LEARJET LR-25, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A RECENTLY TYPE RATED PILOT ON LEAR 25, 35 AND LEARJET 60'S, DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) EN ROUTE TO VALENCIA, VENEZUELA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD PLANNED THIS FLIGHT FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF ACCUMULATING MORE EXPERIENCE WITH TURBOJET ENGINES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (CERTIFICATE# ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) A TYPE CERTIFIED PILOT WITH MANY FLIGHT HOURS IN THE LEAR 25 WAS SECOND IN COMMAND, TO OVERSEE THE FLIGHT AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS. NEITHER THE AIRCRAFT NOR PILOT HAVE RVSM AUTHORIZATION SO THE PILOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN FOR FL430. DURING THE CLIMB TO FL430, MIAMI CENTER DIRECTED THE PILOT TO CLIMB TO FL450 DUE TO TRAFFIC. IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT THE NUMBER #2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ADVISE MIAMI CENTER OF THE NEED TO DESCENT, WHICH HE DID. THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT THROUGH THE CHECK LIST AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED AIRSPEED DURING THE DESCENT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE NUMBER #2 ENGINE AT FL270. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER EVENTS. THE PILOT RETURNED TO FXE THE NEXT DAY.