ANC81IA078

NTSB incident investigation · Lear Jet 25 · Cobblestone, AK · July 8, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1981
Place
Cobblestone, AK · COBBLESTONE, AK
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N424RDLear Jet 25
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810708064079I
Case key
123613

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NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0065   81/7/8    COBBLESTONE,AK      LEAR JET 25         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1501                    N424RD              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, 570
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COBBLESTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                COBBLESTONE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHL STEERING SERVO,SN 025-2380066-68,FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N424RD
Reported as
Lear Jet 25
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Cobblestone

FAA reports on this event · 1

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