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Gates Learjet 36A N900MD

21 September 1987 · Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 September 1987 at about 21:02 local time, a Gates Learjet 36A registered N900MD, operated by Flight International, Inc., was involved in an incident near Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:02
Classification
Incident
Location
Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Tyndall Afb (PAM)
Coordinates
30.0499, -85.5504
Aircraft
Gates Learjet 36A
Registration
N900MD
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Flight International, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87IA256

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

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

THE CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT 124 KTS AFTER HEARING AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND, FEELING THE AIRCRAFT SWERVE, AND SEEING DEBRIS FROM A MAIN WHEEL RIM AND BRAKE BEING THROWN FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY, BARELY CONTROLLABLE AND WITHOUT WHEEL BRAKES. IT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE CAPTURE BARRIER AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY. THE OPERATOR ATTRIBUTED THE EXPLOSIVE SOUND TO FAILURE OF ONE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL RIMS. A BRAKE LINE ON THE LEFT GEAR WAS SEVERED DURING THE OCCURRENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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