# Accident 20150512007259A: Gates Lear Jet 35, Newport News, VA, May 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2015, 11:44 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1319° N, 76.4931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1319&lon=-76.4931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80PG) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150512007259A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO CENTER, WOULDN'T RETRACT.  ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING BOTH MAIN GEAR TO FAIL.  NOSE GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO BE UNDERINFLATED.  LATER TESTS SHOWED THAT THE STRUT DID HOLD PRESSURE WITH MINIMAL LEAKDOWN.  EVEN FULLY INFLATED, THE CENTERING CAM DID NOT WORK RELIABLY.  NOSE STRUT, STEERING SERVO, AND COMPUTER REMOVED AND SENT TO FACTORY FOR ANALYSIS.  WILL BE AMENDED ONCE ANALYSIS COMPLETE.

## 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 ERA15LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA212), May 12, 2015: Gates Lear Jet 35 (N80PG), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s inadequate preflight inspection of the nose landing gear strut, which resulted in the nosewheel not being aligned during retraction and the subsequent loss of directional control.…

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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