OpenAirDocs.org

20180910013379I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 35A · Anchorage, AK · September 10, 2018

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
September 10, 2018 · 16:35 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Ted Stevens Intn'L
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O9IA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N543LM
Reported as
Gates Learjet 35A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total3,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N543LMRegistered now · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 426 · Built 1981Airframe modelGates Learjet 35AEngine modelHoneywell TFE731-2CTurbo-fan

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft was cleared for take off on runway 33 at taxiway l. pre take off checks were completed and the pilots proceded down the runway. While still going down the runway at between 80-100KTS both pilots heard a loud bang and felt a shudder. The pilots also felt the aircraft sink slightly to the right. Immediately following this event the PIC aborted the takeoff and began to slow the aircraft down with reverse thrust and the left main brake. The PIC was able to maintain directional control and the aircraft stopped on runway 33 just past taxiway t.

The aircraft was then shutdown and the flight plus med crew began to exit the aircraft. Once outside the aircraft the pilots inspected the aircraft for damage, fuel leaks, and fire. It appeared that only the two right main tires where flat and partially missing, the landing gear door slightly damaged from the runway, and the lower end of the right wing flap slightly damaged from the runway.

The pilots called mx and the aircraft was towed back to the hangar for service and further inspection. The tower was made aware of all actions.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 33 AT TAXIWAY L. PRE TAKE OFF CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE PILOTS PROCEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHILE STILL GOING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT BETWEEN 80-100KTS BOTH PILOTS HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT A SHUDDER. THE PILOTS ALSO FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINK SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS EVENT THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND BEGAN TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN WITH REVERSE THRUST AND THE LEFT MAIN BRAKE. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY 33 JUST PAST TAXIWAY T.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT PLUS MED CREW BEGAN TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOTS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE, FUEL LEAKS, AND FIRE. IT APPEARED THAT ONLY THE TWO RIGHT MAIN TIRES WHERE FLAT AND PARTIALLY MISSING, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR SLIGHTLY DAMAGED FROM THE RUNWAY, AND THE LOWER END OF THE RIGHT WING FLAP SLIGHTLY DAMAGED FROM THE RUNWAY.

THE PILOTS CALLED MX AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR FOR SERVICE AND FURTHER INSPECTION. THE TOWER WAS MADE AWARE OF ALL ACTIONS.