Learjet 60 N862PA

Summary

On 28 September 2012 at about 16:15 local time, a Learjet 60 registered N862PA, operated by Delta Private Jets, 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

28 September 2012 at 16:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Teterboro, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Coordinates

40.8500, -74.0564

Aircraft

Learjet 60

Registration

N862PA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Private Jets

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Allentown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12IA582

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the nosewheel steering computer strut servo for reasons that could not be determined or replicated during postincident testing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After pretakeoff checks revealed no anomalies, the pilots taxied the airplane to the runway for takeoff. Shortly after beginning the takeoff roll, they received an aural warning, and the nosegear steering disconnect light illuminated on the master caution panel. The airplane veered left, and the pilots aborted the takeoff. The airplane’s nose landing gear and left main landing gear exited the left side of the runway, where the airplane came to rest undamaged. During postincident maintenance and troubleshooting, the airplane’s nosewheel steering computer was replaced, and subsequent taxi tests confirmed normal operation of the steering. The removed nosewheel steering computer was sent to the manufacturer’s facility for further testing, where it performed within specifications. The unit’s history log indicated repeated attempts to calibrate the unit and ultimately a failure of the strut servo. However, the failure could not be replicated in postincident tests.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.