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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer S A EMB-505 · Lufkin, TX · March 2, 2025

Date
March 2, 2025 · 20:30 local
Place
Lufkin, TX
Airport
Angelina County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
E07A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N301AS
Reported as
Embraer S A EMB-505
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flying aircraft from dur to cll in cruise at FL430. Crew experienced dual generator failure. Aircraft is heavily reliant on electrical power so they lost numerous systems. Crew attempted to reset generators via emergency checklist with no luck. Aircraft experienced loss of autopilot, yaw damp, pitch trim, electric flaps, electric braking, anti-skid, and pressurization just to name a few. Aircraft depressurized requiring crew and 3 pax to don oxygen masks. Crew declared emergency through ATC, and elected to descend and land at lfk. Upon landing rollout, crew applied emergency braking which resulted in both main tires bursting. Aircraft stopped on runway hard surface of rwy 7/25. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING AIRCRAFT FROM DUR TO CLL IN CRUISE AT FL430. CREW EXPERIENCED DUAL GENERATOR FAILURE. AIRCRAFT IS HEAVILY RELIANT ON ELECTRICAL POWER SO THEY LOST NUMEROUS SYSTEMS. CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET GENERATORS VIA EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WITH NO LUCK. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF AUTOPILOT, YAW DAMP, PITCH TRIM, ELECTRIC FLAPS, ELECTRIC BRAKING, ANTI-SKID, AND PRESSURIZATION JUST TO NAME A FEW. AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED REQUIRING CREW AND 3 PAX TO DON OXYGEN MASKS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY THROUGH ATC, AND ELECTED TO DESCEND AND LAND AT LFK. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, CREW APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN BOTH MAIN TIRES BURSTING. AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY HARD SURFACE OF RWY 7/25. NO INJURIES REPORTED.