# Accident 20220402023139A: Learjet Inc 45, Morristown, NJ, April 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2022, 11:20 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N877W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877W-2024-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 45 (registry code 5170805, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE731-40BR-1 (registry code 34001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe731-40br-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 45
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE731-40BR-1
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,834 total, 1,599 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220402023139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 23 AT MMU ON APRIL 2, 2022, THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM 360 AT 9KTS, GUSTING TO 14KTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT GOING INTO THE GRASS.

AIRPORT VIDEO SHOWS THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER GOING INTO THE GRASS.

THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND THE WING ASSEMBLY CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET APART.

## 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 ERA22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA175), Apr 2, 2022: Learjet 45 (N877W), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain’s inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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