# Accident 20210415004689A: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Colorado Spring, CO, April 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Colorado Springs Municipal Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y6WA
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354EF-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE73122B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,150 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210415004689A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MST, N354EF, A LEARJET MODEL 35A AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCOS). THERE WERE 2 CREWMEMBERS AND 2 MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS (PASSENGERS) ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS IMC (METAR KCOS 151554Z 23004KT 3SM DZ BR OVC003 01/M01 A2998). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE LANDING, AIRCRAFT STALLED OVER THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP-TANK TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 CEN21LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA190), Apr 15, 2021: Gates Learjet 35A (N354EF), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s improper decision to continue the unstabilized approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the runway during landing.

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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