Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 January 2009
Aircraft Type: Learjet 35A
Owner/operator: Skyservice Business Aviation
Registration Number: C-GRFO
Location: Casablanca-Mohamed V Airport (CMN) –
ÿ Morocco
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Wheel assemblies, landing gear doors, and tires.Wheel assemblies, landing gear doors, and tires.
Category: Accident
A Learjet 35, registration C-GRFO, experienced a near-miss situation during takeoff, resulting in damage to runway edge lights and requiring repairs. The aircraft successfully landed at Luton following an unsafe gear door indication. Subsequent inspection revealed tire damage and component replacement.A Learjet 35, registration C-GRFO, experienced a near-miss situation during takeoff, resulting in damage to runway edge lights and requiring repairs. The aircraft successfully landed at Luton following an unsafe gear door indication. Subsequent inspection revealed tire damage and component replacement.
Description
The Learjet 35, registration C-GRFO, lined up off runway centerline and hit several runway edge lights on take-off. The crew continued the flight to London/Luton. On approach to land Luton, the crew received an unsafe gear door indication. The landing at Luton was uneventful and the aircraft taxied without incident to the FBO. Inspection of the aircraft revealed one flat tire and several cut tires. Five out of six wheel assemblies and one of the two landing gear doors will be replaced. Minor nicks to the wings leading edges were found. Three turbine blades were repaired.
Primary Cause
Unsafe gear door indication during approach to land.Unsafe gear door indication during approach to land.Share on:
