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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 35A · Craig, FL · November 8, 2018

Date: November 8, 2018 · 05:30 local
Place: Craig, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N351TV
Reported as: Gates Learjet 35A
Reported engine: AiResearch TFE731 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N351TVRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2024 · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 368 · Built 1981 Airframe modelGates Learjet 35A Engine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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.

Pilots were departing runway 14 kcrg, at rotation they heard a loud thump and at first thought they blew a tire. Decided to proceed to burn fuel. When they arrived at destination airport they lowered gear and did a low pass for ATC to inspect gear. Tires were fine and they landed without incident. On post walk around discovered debris on right flap. Had aircraft inspected per company policy and procedure and no damage.

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As the FAA filed it

PILOTS WERE DEPARTING RUNWAY 14 KCRG, AT ROTATION THEY HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND AT FIRST THOUGHT THEY BLEW A TIRE. DECIDED TO PROCEED TO BURN FUEL. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT THEY LOWERED GEAR AND DID A LOW PASS FOR ATC TO INSPECT GEAR. TIRES WERE FINE AND THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POST WALK AROUND DISCOVERED DEBRIS ON RIGHT FLAP. HAD AIRCRAFT INSPECTED PER COMPANY POLICY AND PROCEDURE AND NO DAMAGE.

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