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FAA incident report · Learjet 31A · Chesterfield, MO · October 30, 2014

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Date
October 30, 2014 · 08:19 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St. Louis
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
OEJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N444HC
Reported as
Learjet 31A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N444HCRegistered now · Learjet 31AS/N 064 · Built 1992Airframe modelLearjet 31AEngine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

This aircraft landed at Spirit Of St. Louis Airport on October 30, 2014 at 08:19 local time.

The pilot of the aircraft was advised of damage to the left underside wing tip of this aircraft by a maintenance facility at Spirit Of St. Louis Airport.

Wing tip abrasion damage was made known to st. Louis FSDO (CE03) during a special flight permit request on November 13, 2014 by the pilot of this aircraft.

Three inspectors from the st Louis FSDO viewed the wing tip damage of the aircraft and toured the runway that the aircraft landed on to look for evidence of a wing strike event. None was found.

Interviews with three maintenance facilities at Spirit Of St. Louis Airport were conducted to ascertain the involvement of each maintenance facility regarding the aircraft in question.

Pilot bill of rights documents were sent to the pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft.

The pilot in command stated that he did not know who, when, or how the damage occured.

The air traffic person who witnessed the airplane arrival landing at Spirit Of St. Louis Airport said it was a normal touchdown and rollout.

We are closing this out with no action due to the fact there is no specific information as to wehn this occurred.

As the FAA filed it

THIS AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 30, 2014 AT 08:19 LOCAL TIME.

THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ADVISED OF DAMAGE TO THE LEFT UNDERSIDE WING TIP OF THIS AIRCRAFT BY A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT.

WING TIP ABRASION DAMAGE WAS MADE KNOWN TO ST. LOUIS FSDO (CE03) DURING A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT REQUEST ON NOVEMBER 13, 2014 BY THE PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT.

THREE INSPECTORS FROM THE ST LOUIS FSDO VIEWED THE WING TIP DAMAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TOURED THE RUNWAY THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF A WING STRIKE EVENT. NONE WAS FOUND.

INTERVIEWS WITH THREE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT WERE CONDUCTED TO ASCERTAIN THE INVOLVEMENT OF EACH MAINTENANCE FACILITY REGARDING THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION.

PILOT BILL OF RIGHTS DOCUMENTS WERE SENT TO THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHO, WHEN, OR HOW THE DAMAGE OCCURED.

THE AIR TRAFFIC PERSON WHO WITNESSED THE AIRPLANE ARRIVAL LANDING AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT SAID IT WAS A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT.

WE ARE CLOSING THIS OUT WITH NO ACTION DUE TO THE FACT THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION AS TO WEHN THIS OCCURRED.