# Incident 20260422003389I: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, Centennial, CO, April 22, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2026, 15:48 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CJPA
- Location: 39.5906° N, 104.8635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centennial, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5906&lon=-104.8635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
- 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/20260422003389I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22ND 2026 A LEAR 35 AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SUS AIRPORT ENROUTE TO APA. ON APPROACH THE PIC INDICATED THAT THE PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT COMING INTO APA HAD REPORTED 10-15 KNOT GUSTS OF WIND. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PIC STATED THAT SHE FELT A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17L WHERE THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND AND DAMAGED THE RUDDER AND PUNCTURED THE AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS LEFT OF RUNWAY 17L.

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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