Learjet 45 N988PA

Summary

On 25 June 2008 at about 09:34 local time, a Learjet 45 registered N988PA was involved in an incident near Teterboro, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 June 2008 at 09:34

Classification

Incident

Location

Teterboro, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Teterboro, New Jersey (TEB)

Coordinates

40.8503, -74.0592

Aircraft

Learjet 45

Registration

N988PA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Plains → Teterboro

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

OPS08IA009

Nobody was injured.

The local air traffic controller's failure to follow published procedures and directives, resulting in a landing airplane coming in close proximity to runway workers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The local air traffic controller was working alone and was aware that runways 1 and 19 were closed due to maintenance related work. He appropriately placed internal tower controls to indicate that the runways were closed, but failed to place that information on the recorded ATIS (automatic terminal information service) for arriving and departing air traffic. He also failed to advise the local approach controller when the approach controller called him to advise that he had an airplane inbound to land on runway 19. The tower controller subsequently cleared the approaching airplane to land on the closed runway. The airplane landed without incident, but passed within approximately 150 feet of two workers on the runway. The controller's written statement reads in its entirety, "While performing required non-control duties WDR 988 landed on runway 19."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.