Learjet 60 N252RP
21 July 2008 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2008 at about 17:47 local time, a Learjet 60 registered N252RP was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 50 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:47
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago O'hare Intl (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 42.0292, -87.9002
- Aircraft
- Learjet 60
- Registration
- N252RP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Augusta → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- OPS08IA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Probable cause
The LC-10 controller's failure to ensure the appropriate separation between two airplanes operating on runways where flight paths intersect.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On July 21, 2008, at approximately 1247 p.m. central daylight time (CDT), an incident occurred at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), Chicago, Illinois, involving American Eagle flight 4298, an Embraer Regional Jet 145 (E145), and N252RP, a Learjet 60 (LJ60). According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the E145 was departing runway 32L and the LJ60 was landing runway 9R. The flight path for the arriving airplane passes over the flight path of the departing airplane from runway 32L. The ORD north local monitor for the north local controller observed the incident developing and instructed the north local controller to send the LJ60 around on runway 9R. The departing E-145 on runway 32L was instructed by the LC-10 controller to stay low on their departure. At 2045 CDT, ORD facility management notified the Federal Aviation Administration that according to ground radar (ASDE-X) analysis and radar replay, the LJ60 passed 325 feet above and slightly behind the departing E145.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learjet 60 | N252RP | - | - |
| Embraer 145 | N672AE | - | - |
Other Learjet 60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2007 | Learjet 60 | Westhampton, New York, United States | Jet Share US, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2011 | Learjet 60 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Mercer Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Learjet 60 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Performance Aircraft Leasing Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2012 | Learjet 60 | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Delta Private Jets | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2013 | Learjet 60 | Valencia, Venezuela | Lytham Group, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Learjet 60 | Zihuatanejo, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
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