38.1396° N, 78.4523° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 2013 · 22:20 local
Place
Charlottsville, VA
Airport
Charlottesville-Albemarle
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MXIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41TF
Reported as
Learjet 45
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE731 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,808 total1,443 in this make and model113 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft hydroplaned on runway 21 during landing rollout, during heavy rain storm. There were unforecasted winds gusts estimated at 50 knots, 070 degrees off nose at time of landing. Aircraft crossed grass area between runway and taxiway, approxmately 500 feet, hitting taxiway sign (damage to left forward fuselage, aft of door) with nose striking edge of taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED ON RUNWAY 21 DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, DURING HEAVY RAIN STORM. THERE WERE UNFORECASTED WINDS GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 50 KNOTS, 070 DEGREES OFF NOSE AT TIME OF LANDING. AIRCRAFT CROSSED GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, APPROXMATELY 500 FEET, HITTING TAXIWAY SIGN (DAMAGE TO LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE, AFT OF DOOR) WITH NOSE STRIKING EDGE OF TAXIWAY.