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FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 55 · Englewood, CO · December 23, 2015

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Date
December 23, 2015 · 09:49 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Centennial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CJPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5572
Reported as
Gates Learjet 55
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE-731-SER
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total850 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 12/23/2015 the pilot of a chartered lear 55 aircraft, operated by international jet aviation services (cjpa) was on takeoff roll, rw 17R, Centennial Airport (kapa) with two passengers onboard. Prior to rotation the pilot received a spoiler warning indication and initiated a rejected takeoff at 120 KTS indicated speed and then taxied off the runway. Approximately 20 minutes later, without consultation with their maintenance, which is located on the field, the pilot initiated a second takeoff roll on rw 17R and again at 120 KTS indicated airspeed received a second spoiler warning indication at which time he initiated a second rejected takeoff. During this rejected takeoff the right main tires and wheel were destroyed which caused damage to the right main gear door and corner of the right flap. Additionally the left main tire fuse plugs activated, deflating both left main tires. The aircraft stopped on the runway and the pilot noticed smoke coming from under the aircraft at which time he initiated an emergency evacuation of the passengers and crew. Neither the passengers nor crew were injured. Centennial tower closed the runway and maintenance was called to remove the aircraft; which was accomplished with the aid of a dolly under the right main gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/23/2015 THE PILOT OF A CHARTERED LEAR 55 AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY INTERNATIONAL JET AVIATION SERVICES (CJPA) WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL, RW 17R, CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA) WITH TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD. PRIOR TO ROTATION THE PILOT RECEIVED A SPOILER WARNING INDICATION AND INITIATED A REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 120 KTS INDICATED SPEED AND THEN TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FIELD, THE PILOT INITIATED A SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL ON RW 17R AND AGAIN AT 120 KTS INDICATED AIRSPEED RECEIVED A SECOND SPOILER WARNING INDICATION AT WHICH TIME HE INITIATED A SECOND REJECTED TAKEOFF. DURING THIS REJECTED TAKEOFF THE RIGHT MAIN TIRES AND WHEEL WERE DESTROYED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND CORNER OF THE RIGHT FLAP. ADDITIONALLY THE LEFT MAIN TIRE FUSE PLUGS ACTIVATED, DEFLATING BOTH LEFT MAIN TIRES. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AT WHICH TIME HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW. NEITHER THE PASSENGERS NOR CREW WERE INJURED. CENTENNIAL TOWER CLOSED THE RUNWAY AND MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT; WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE AID OF A DOLLY UNDER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.