20201021020959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Learjet 60 · Wheeling, IL · October 21, 2020

Date
October 21, 2020 · 23:00 local
Place
Wheeling, IL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WWQA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1128M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA21LA011
Reported as
Learjet 60
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada 305A
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
20,864 total1,358 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

privacy data omittedWas the pilot in command of N1128M on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from cuyahoga county airport, cleveland, Ohio (kcgf) to chicago executive airport, Wheeling, Illinois (kpwk). The flight was operated by worldwide charter (wwqa) under part 135 flight rules with 2 crewmembers and 6 passengers on board.

Air traffic control (ATC) data shows at 0345Z, N1128M was 31 nautical miles (NM) east of kpwk (heading 300 degrees, altitude 4,000 mean sea level (MSL)). ATC issued vectors for the visual approach runway 34 at kpwk. At 0349Z, N1128M was issued direct kpwk and descended to 2,500 MSL. At 0353Z, N1128M reported airport in sight 6 NM northeast and was cleared the visual approach runway 34. N1128M was switch to advisory frequency and advised to report landing assured on frequency 124.7.

Weather at kpwk was reporting kpwk 220352Z auto 08007KT 10SM OVC045 11/08 A3019 rmk AO2 ltg dsnt sw RAB29E50 SLP224 P0001.

N1128M landed on runway 30,the crew deployed the spoilers and applied brakes. The aircraft hydroplaned and the pilot applied left rudder towards the end of the runway to avoid the traffic on the road. The aircraft veered into the grass off of the end of runway 30.

No injuries were reported. Substantial damage was sustained to the aircraft right wing leading edge. Minor damage was sustained on the right landing gear door.

Runway 34 at kpwk is (5001 feet x 150 feet) and runway 30 at kpwk is (4415 feet x 75 feet)

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N1128M ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO (KCGF) TO CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS (KPWK). THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY WORLDWIDE CHARTER (WWQA) UNDER PART 135 FLIGHT RULES WITH 2 CREWMEMBERS AND 6 PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) DATA SHOWS AT 0345Z, N1128M WAS 31 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) EAST OF KPWK (HEADING 300 DEGREES, ALTITUDE 4,000 MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL)). ATC ISSUED VECTORS FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH RUNWAY 34 AT KPWK. AT 0349Z, N1128M WAS ISSUED DIRECT KPWK AND DESCENDED TO 2,500 MSL. AT 0353Z, N1128M REPORTED AIRPORT IN SIGHT 6 NM NORTHEAST AND WAS CLEARED THE VISUAL APPROACH RUNWAY 34. N1128M WAS SWITCH TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY AND ADVISED TO REPORT LANDING ASSURED ON FREQUENCY 124.7.

WEATHER AT KPWK WAS REPORTING KPWK 220352Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM OVC045 11/08 A3019 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW RAB29E50 SLP224 P0001.

N1128M LANDED ON RUNWAY 30,THE CREW DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AND THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TOWARDS THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE GRASS OFF OF THE END OF RUNWAY 30.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR.

RUNWAY 34 AT KPWK IS (5001 FEET X 150 FEET) AND RUNWAY 30 AT KPWK IS (4415 FEET X 75 FEET)

NTSB investigation

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