# Incident 20240226001359I: Gates Learjet Corp 55, St. Petersburg, FL, February 26, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2024, 07:59 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: J72A
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 55 (registry code 5170702, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731-3A (registry code 29094, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP 55
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731-3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240226001359I

## Narrative

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

ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL (PIE): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LJ55, PIE -

MROC, DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AND DECLARED AN

EMERGENCY DUE TO A BLOWN TIRE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED

TO PIE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE

AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THEN TOWED BACK TO

THE RAMP. POB: 4, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE:

SUBSTANTIAL. 02/26/2024 1259Z

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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