# NTSB NYC08CA088: Bombardier 35A, N55F, Charlotte, NC, January 30, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 30, 2008, 00:15 local (05:15 UTC) - Place: Charlotte, NC - Coordinates: 35.21389, -80.943054 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2139&lon=-80.9431&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67443 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67443/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA088 ## Probable cause The tug driver's failure to stop for a taxiway stop sign. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Ground crew (probable cause); cases with it: [Gates Learjet 35A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=5170602), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Gates Learjet 35A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=5170602), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis A Bombardier (LearJet) 35A had just landed, and was taxiing on taxiway A during night conditions. A tug was traveling south on an access road, and approaching the taxiway A stop sign. The tug did not slow for the stop sign, traveled past it, and struck the nose of the airplane. The stop sign had flashing red lights that were operating at the time of the collision, and the driver of the tug did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the vehicle. The recorded weather at the airport, about the time of the accident, included scattered clouds at 3,800 feet, and 8 miles visibility in light rain. ## Factual narrative According to an airport police incident report, a Bombardier (LearJet) 35A had just landed, and was taxiing on taxiway A during night conditions. A witness reported that the tug was traveling south on an access road, and approaching the taxiway A stop sign. The witness added that the tug did not slow for the stop sign, traveled past it, and struck the nose of the airplane. The witness further stated that the stop sign had flashing red lights that were operating at the time of the collision. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the radome area, which required a major repair. The driver of the tug did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the vehicle. The recorded weather at the airport, about the time of the accident, included scattered clouds at 3,800 feet, and 8 miles visibility in light rain. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N55F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55F-2019-06-12), registration cancelled 2019-06-12, S/N 147, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bombardier, Inc. 35A - Registry model: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 147 - Airframe hours: 26320 - Engines: Honeywell TFE 731 3500 lbs thrust turbo fan; Honeywell TFE 731 3500 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: AirNet Systems Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, December 1, 2007, 61 hours before - Departed: PHL, Philadelphia, PA - Destination: CLT, Charlotte, NC - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: CLT, Charlotte/Douglas Internationa ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 29,800 total, 17,000 in this make and model, 27,400 as pilot in command, 121 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 26; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2007; seat: right; flight hours: 2,396 total, 69 in this make and model, 2,185 as pilot in command, 132 in the last 90 days, 66 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 180° at 10 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.69 inHg - Observed at: CLT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080130013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080130013219A), Jan 30, 2008: Lear 35A, Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) On 01/30/08 an airnet, Learjet 35A, N55F operating usc 141 landed runway 23 at clt at 5:10Z turned off at A4 and was cleared to taxi to the wilson air… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.