# Accident 20240102001369A: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, San Marcos, TX, January 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2024, 17:10 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MFUA
- Location: 29.8854° N, 97.8553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8854&lon=-97.8553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46MF) (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: AIRESEARCH TFE731 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240102001369A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING THE ILS RUNWAY 13 APPROACH INTO SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT. DURING THIS APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED VMC AT WHAT THE PILOTS ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 600' AGL. PIC CHOSE TO COMMIT TO A LANDING. BOTH PILOTS REMARKED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS WELL PAST THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND WELL ABOVE GLIDESLOPE A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN WITH ABOUT 2,600' OF AVAILABLE LANDING DISTANCE REMAINING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP WITH BRAKES AND SPOILERS BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S INERTIA AND THE WHEELS HYDROPLANING. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 280' EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE FAR ENDS OF RUNWAY 13 AND 17. FOUR MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE HYI METAR REPORTED AN APPROXIMATE 12-24 KNOT TAILWIND.

## 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 CEN24LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA085), Jan 2, 2024: Learjet 35 (N46MF), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain’s failure to perform a go-around following an unstable approach while landing with a gusty tailwind, which resulted in the airplane touching down long on the wet runway with insufficient…

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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