# Accident 20181215022249A: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Key West, FL, December 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Ket West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Y6WA
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55FN-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181215022249A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA073), Dec 15, 2018: Learjet 35 (N55FN), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s encounter with windshear during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N55FN (1)

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

- [Incident 20070816016209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816016209I), Aug 16, 2007: Lear 35A (N55FN), Helena, MT, No damage. (-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…

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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