# Accident 20120202003249A: Gates Lear Jet 35, Pueblo, CO, February 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2012, 19:13 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2867° N, 104.4911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2867&lon=-104.4911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31WS-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 35 (registry code 5170600, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEAR JET 35
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,584 total, 1,929 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120202003249A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012, LEARJET N31WS DEPARTED RUNWAY 8L DURING TAKEOFF AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT, PUEBLO, CO.  NONE OF THE 10 SOULS ON BOARD WERE INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN12FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA151), Feb 3, 2012: Gates Lear Jet 35 (N31WS), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted crosswind takeoff on a contaminated runway.

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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