- Date
- January 21, 1985, 10:03 local (15:03 UTC)
- Place
- Johnstown, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N212NEGates Learjet 25D
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850121000989A
- Case key
- 35824
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Analysis
The acft overran the end of rwy 33 during an aborted takeoff. During the takeoff ground run the acft inadvertently became airborne at an airspeed bwt 80-150 KTS and ascended to an alt of aprx 30 ft AGL. The plt corrected for left yaw which was present and decided to abort the takeoff. The acftcame to rest aprx 3500 ft from the end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N212NE
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 25D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25D-212
- Airframe hours
- 7,091
- Engine
- GE GECJ610-6, 2,950 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Northeast Jet Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 28, 1984 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- JST
- Destination
- CDN · Camden, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JST · Johnstown, runway 33, 5,486 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,186 total · 740 in this make and model · 2,457 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 18 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 9 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JST
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.