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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Learjet 60 · New Castle, DE · April 21, 2020

Date: April 21, 2020 · 14:55 local
Place: New Castle, DE
Airport: New Castle
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FAUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N743LG
Reported as: Learjet 60
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N743LGRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2026 · Learjet 60S/N 172 · Built 1999 Airframe modelLearjet 60 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW305ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

At rotation on runway 1 at ilg, the #2 engine ingested a bird. Due to excessive vibration, loss of oil pressure, and loss of power, the cockpit crew shut down the #2 engine, declared an emergency and returned to the airport. Aircraft landed normally and taxied to the FBO ramp. After exiting the aircraft, the cockpit crew observed a missing blade from the fan of the #2 engine.

As the FAA filed it

AT ROTATION ON RUNWAY 1 AT ILG, THE #2 ENGINE INGESTED A BIRD. DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND LOSS OF POWER, THE COCKPIT CREW SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY AND TAXIED TO THE FBO RAMP. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE COCKPIT CREW OBSERVED A MISSING BLADE FROM THE FAN OF THE #2 ENGINE.