# NTSB ANC83IA041: Gates Learjet LR24DXR, N456JA, St. Paul Island, AK, February 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: February 6, 1983, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: St. Paul Island, AK
- Coordinates: 57.179378, -170.260131 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.1794&lon=-170.2601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83IA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4077/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA041

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

WHILE ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE ACFT SLID TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED A SNOW BERM CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO FAIL AFT.THE REPORTED WINDS WERE 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY & THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N456JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Gates Learjet LR24DXR
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 265
- Airframe hours: 4854
- Engines: GE CJ610-6 2950 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner: Era Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BET, BETHEL, AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SNP, St. Paul Island, runway 36, 5,075 × 150 ft, ice

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 90° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 28 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19830206067559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206067559I), Feb 6, 1983: Lear 24D, St Paul Island, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft slid off left side of icy runway through snow berm. Crosswind component and wrong runway info are factors.

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.

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