# Incident 20111218029369I: Gates Lear Jet 25C, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79EV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEAR JET 25C
- Reported engine: GE CJ610-5&6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111218029369I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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