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FAA incident report · Learjet 45 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · April 25, 2023

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Date
April 25, 2023 · 20:00 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O2JA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N419LG
Reported as
Learjet 45
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N419LGRegistered now · Learjet 45S/N 079Airframe modelLearjet 45

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What happened

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Part 135 operator privacy data omitted, operating Learjet 45, privacy data omitted, serial number 079, with two pilots and two medics on board landing at Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) runway 09 in heavy rain shower slid off runway right side impacting runway taxiway sign November with aircraft right flap. No injuries to pilots minor damage to aircraft.

Pilot in command (PIC) stated repositioning flight from kopf to kfxe with flight and medical crew only. PIC stated showers in the area and thunderstorms to the FAR north, kopf was dry and kfxe ATIS indicated that ILS runway 9 was in use. PIC stated after being vectored to intercept the ILS, they entered clouds and rain on final. Aircraft broke visual around 4 nm's and 1200 feet, after touchdown the plane veered to the right hydroplaning. After reestablishing control of the aircraft and reducing airspeed, they vacated the runway and advised tower that they thought they got close to the runway side lighting. Tower subsequently got the lighting system on the runway inspected. On shutdown, flight crew investigated the aircraft further and found middle part of the flap split damaged.

Aircraft damage to, right wing split flap. Split flap impact with runway taxiway sign November, sign identification number 248. Inspection of runway taxiway sign indicated orange paint transfer from impact, sign only sustain scratching and paint transfer from impact. Aircraft lower and underside fuselage painted orange. Runway demonstrated aircraft tire wear marks from aircraft sliding off runway right side in the direction of November runway taxiway sign. Inspection of runway where event occurred found no flat spots or any other issues with runway surface.

Review of privacy data omittedprocedures, flight crew complied with privacy data omitted general operations manual section, 6.21 flight planning, 6.24 IFR approach and landing minimums, 10.0 weather minimums, 10.2 IFR operations, 10.3 alternate airport weather minimums, 10.4 part 135 operations, 10.5 part 91 operations, and 6.9 authorized weather sources. Flight crew in accordance with company standard operating procedures checked official METAR prior to every flight using foreflight company account and ATIS enroute. The director of flight operations debrief with the flight crew confirmed that the PIC checked weather but I did not specifically request a source confirmation.

As the FAA filed it

PART 135 OPERATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATING LEARJET 45, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 079, WITH TWO PILOTS AND TWO MEDICS ON BOARD LANDING AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) RUNWAY 09 IN HEAVY RAIN SHOWER SLID OFF RUNWAY RIGHT SIDE IMPACTING RUNWAY TAXIWAY SIGN NOVEMBER WITH AIRCRAFT RIGHT FLAP. NO INJURIES TO PILOTS MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KOPF TO KFXE WITH FLIGHT AND MEDICAL CREW ONLY. PIC STATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FAR NORTH, KOPF WAS DRY AND KFXE ATIS INDICATED THAT ILS RUNWAY 9 WAS IN USE. PIC STATED AFTER BEING VECTORED TO INTERCEPT THE ILS, THEY ENTERED CLOUDS AND RAIN ON FINAL. AIRCRAFT BROKE VISUAL AROUND 4 NM'S AND 1200 FEET, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT HYDROPLANING. AFTER REESTABLISHING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND REDUCING AIRSPEED, THEY VACATED THE RUNWAY AND ADVISED TOWER THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY GOT CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY SIDE LIGHTING. TOWER SUBSEQUENTLY GOT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE RUNWAY INSPECTED. ON SHUTDOWN, FLIGHT CREW INVESTIGATED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER AND FOUND MIDDLE PART OF THE FLAP SPLIT DAMAGED.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO, RIGHT WING SPLIT FLAP. SPLIT FLAP IMPACT WITH RUNWAY TAXIWAY SIGN NOVEMBER, SIGN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 248. INSPECTION OF RUNWAY TAXIWAY SIGN INDICATED ORANGE PAINT TRANSFER FROM IMPACT, SIGN ONLY SUSTAIN SCRATCHING AND PAINT TRANSFER FROM IMPACT. AIRCRAFT LOWER AND UNDERSIDE FUSELAGE PAINTED ORANGE. RUNWAY DEMONSTRATED AIRCRAFT TIRE WEAR MARKS FROM AIRCRAFT SLIDING OFF RUNWAY RIGHT SIDE IN THE DIRECTION OF NOVEMBER RUNWAY TAXIWAY SIGN. INSPECTION OF RUNWAY WHERE EVENT OCCURRED FOUND NO FLAT SPOTS OR ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH RUNWAY SURFACE.

REVIEW OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PROCEDURES, FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GENERAL OPERATIONS MANUAL SECTION, 6.21 FLIGHT PLANNING, 6.24 IFR APPROACH AND LANDING MINIMUMS, 10.0 WEATHER MINIMUMS, 10.2 IFR OPERATIONS, 10.3 ALTERNATE AIRPORT WEATHER MINIMUMS, 10.4 PART 135 OPERATIONS, 10.5 PART 91 OPERATIONS, AND 6.9 AUTHORIZED WEATHER SOURCES. FLIGHT CREW IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES CHECKED OFFICIAL METAR PRIOR TO EVERY FLIGHT USING FOREFLIGHT COMPANY ACCOUNT AND ATIS ENROUTE. THE DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS DEBRIEF WITH THE FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE PIC CHECKED WEATHER BUT I DID NOT SPECIFICALLY REQUEST A SOURCE CONFIRMATION.