Gates Learjet 35A N780A

Summary

On 20 September 1983 at about 12:00 local time, a Gates Learjet 35A registered N780A was involved in an accident near Massena, New York, United States. 9 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 September 1983 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Massena, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Richards Field (MSS)

Coordinates

44.9195, -74.8905

Aircraft

Gates Learjet 35A

Registration

N780A

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Mifflin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83FA249

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.