20181215022249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gates Learjet 35A · Key West, FL · December 15, 2018

Date: December 15, 2018 · 15:00 local
Place: Key West, FL
Airport: Ket West International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: Y6WA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55FN
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA073
Reported as: Gates Learjet 35A
Reported engine: Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,950 total1,150 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N55FNRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 202 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGates Learjet 35A Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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Part 135 operator medway air ambulance (certificate no.: Y6WA394L) operating 1978 Learjet 35A, N55FN, serial number 202 landing at Key West international airport (eyw) with two flight crew and two medical personnel on board. Aircraft landing with weather conditions at Key West international airport performed a missed approach from runway 9 then proceeded to land on runway 27, landing hard severely damaging the aircraft causing a fuel spill from aircraft onto runway and taxiway of airport. No injuries reported by flight and medical crew.

Key West fct:

Speci keyw 151425Z 33013G19KT 1 1/2SM ra br BKN006 BKN019 OVC050 23/22 A3009 rmk AO2 RAB08 P0002 T02330217

METAR keyw 151445Z 34009KT 3SM -ra br SCT006 BKN010 OVC031 23/22 A3010 RMKAO2 RAB08 P0018 T02330217

As the FAA filed it

PART 135 OPERATOR MEDWAY AIR AMBULANCE (CERTIFICATE NO.: Y6WA394L) OPERATING 1978 LEARJET 35A, N55FN, SERIAL NUMBER 202 LANDING AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYW) WITH TWO FLIGHT CREW AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH FROM RUNWAY 9 THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27, LANDING HARD SEVERELY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A FUEL SPILL FROM AIRCRAFT ONTO RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY OF AIRPORT. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY FLIGHT AND MEDICAL CREW.

KEY WEST FCT:

SPECI KEYW 151425Z 33013G19KT 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN006 BKN019 OVC050 23/22 A3009 RMK AO2 RAB08 P0002 T02330217

METAR KEYW 151445Z 34009KT 3SM -RA BR SCT006 BKN010 OVC031 23/22 A3010 RMKAO2 RAB08 P0018 T02330217

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA19LA073Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKey West, FLThe flight crew’s encounter with windshear during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Dec 15, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N55FN · 1

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

Incident 20070816016209IFinal Approach · Helena, MT(-23) On August 16, 2007 at 1015 MDT, Lear 35A, N55FN, registered to midway air ambulance, declared an emergency while on approach to Helena, MT due to smoke in the cockpit. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was…Aug 16, 2007 · No damage