# Incident 20160621022979I: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Anchorage, AK, June 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Ted Steven International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G1IA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60WL-2019-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TFE731 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160621022979I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAKING OFF FROM TED STEVENS A.P., ANCHORAGE, AK RUNWAY 7L. AIRCRAFT N60WL ENCOUNTERED A BIRDSTRIKE DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROX. 2000 FT. AGL. PILOT SAW A WHITE OBJECT PASS THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY POWER LOSS OR VIBRATION. CREW NOTICED A STRONG ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT VENT SYSTEM.  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

LEFT HAND ENGINE HAS REMAINS IN INLET. ENGINE SUFFERED SOME DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE WILL REPLACE ENGINE AND SEND ENGINE IN FOR REPAIRS AND CLEANING. ALASKA FISH AND GAME OFFICERS TOOK SAMPLES OF BIRD REMAINS .

## Other reports on N60WL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080207010109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207010109I), Feb 7, 2008: Lear 35A (N60WL), Seattle, WA, No damage. (-23) Bfi Seattle washington--at approximately 19:15PST, Learjet 35A, N60WL had taken off for return flight to anchorage, AK. Around 2000 feet the crew smelled…

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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