MIA88IA196

NTSB incident investigation · Learjet 24 · W. Palm Beach, FL · June 17, 1988

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report
Date
June 17, 1988, 09:29 local (13:29 UTC)
Place
W. Palm Beach, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N29LALearjet 24
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1990
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880617052709I
Case key
32066

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - roll
Planned approach - improperPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
OverrunLanding - roll
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Landing gear,tire - ruptured

Analysis

The acft departed fort lauderdale executive arpt on a 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight to pick up a patient in west Palm Beach FL, for a 14 CFR part 135 air ambulance flight to rochester new york. The plt stated that on landing the acft floated aprx 4000 feet down the 7,991 foot runway at west Palm Beach int'l arpt and before he could stop the acft it ran about 30 feet off the end. Post incident examination and hard landing inspection was made with no discrepancies noted. The only damage incurred by the acft was a blown tire.

Aircraft

Registration
N29LA
Reported as
Learjet 24
Category
Airplane
Serial number
24 108
Engine
GE CJ-610-4, 2,850 lbs thrust, turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 91
Operator
Pegasus Jet Aviation
Registered owner
Malley Trading Co.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
PBI · Palm Beach Intl, runway 9L, 7,991 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
47
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
3,300 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 2,280 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 7 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
PBI

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.