- Date
- September 20, 1983, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Massena, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N780AGates Learjet 35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830920050239A
- Case key
- 35082
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Analysis
Passengers described touchdown as fast & long with no eng noise associated with reverse thrust immediately after touchdown. The acft ran off the end of the rwy & the nose gear separated. According to the crew the plt initiated the thrust reversers after touchdown, however, the pins did not remove & the thrust levers were restored. As braking was employed, the thrust reversers were re-initiated. The pins removed & full reverse was applied. By this time there was insufficient rwy remaining to initiate a go-around. The squat switch relay panel prevents operation of the thrust reverser system until the squat switches are in the ground mode. The ground spoilers were not deployed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N780A
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35A-302
- Airframe hours
- 2,025
- Engine
- Garrett TFE-731-2-2B, 3,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aluminum Company Of America
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- AGC · West Mifflin, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MSS · Richards Field, runway 5, 5,001 × 120 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,365 total · 890 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.