# Incident 20141030021309I: Learjet Inc 31A, Chesterfield, MO, October 30, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2014, 08:19 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St. Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OEJA
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 31A (registry code 5170531, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 31A
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141030021309I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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