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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gates Learjet 35A · San Jose, CA · February 17, 2020

Date: February 17, 2020 · 01:17 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: Norman Y Mineta San Jose International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: KC8A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N237CK
Reported as: Gates Learjet 35A
Reported engine: AiResearch TFE731 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,213 total375 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

N237CKRegistered now · Gates Learjet 35AS/N 237 · Built 1979 Airframe modelGates Learjet 35A Engine modelAiResearch TFE731 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

The SIC was at the controls and lined aircraft up for departure on runway edge lights and not the runway center lights. On departure roll the aircraft struck six runway edge lights and two taxiway lights. Damage was caused to nose gear tire, number 1 MLG tire, left MLG door, and significant damage resulted to the right wing leading edge from runway lights and debris. Foreign object damage to number 1 engine resulted from ingestion of related debris.

As the FAA filed it

THE SIC WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND LINED AIRCRAFT UP FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AND NOT THE RUNWAY CENTER LIGHTS. ON DEPARTURE ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SIX RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AND TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO NOSE GEAR TIRE, NUMBER 1 MLG TIRE, LEFT MLG DOOR, AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE FROM RUNWAY LIGHTS AND DEBRIS. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO NUMBER 1 ENGINE RESULTED FROM INGESTION OF RELATED DEBRIS.