- Date
- August 6, 1986, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Rutland, VT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N921FPLearjet 55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860806037769A
- Case key
- 30398
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The lear 55 taxied out for takeoff and inadvertently attempted a takeoff on the wrong runway. When he realized his mistake, he aborted the takeoff because he knew the runway length was significently less than his required field length. Insufficient runway also remained for the aborted takeoff and the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and hit a stone wall. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and the co-pilot received minor injuries while the pilot and the passenger were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N921FP
- Reported as
- Learjet 55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55-103
- Airframe hours
- 901
- Engine
- Garrett TFE-731-2-2B, 3,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Air Fleet Corp.
- Registered owner
- Federal Paper Board Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 31, 1986
- Destination
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RUT · Rutland, runway 31, 3,207 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,900 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 5,300 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.