Narrative:

Made a visual approach to C-19 in a learjet 23. Good WX was in the area and the wind was not strong. Went through normal checks and set the aircraft up in landing confign. On touchdown, we heard a loud noise. Soon after touchdown, the aircraft lost control on the ground and started to veer left. Full power was applied and the aircraft was brought back into the air. Once we had the aircraft back in the air, we decided to go back to the airport (C-19) and make a low approach to see if a safe landing could be made. We asked ground personnel to look at the gear and see if they saw anything unusual. They radioed back to us that the left main appeared to be broken. We decided to return to yip where we could be in contact with our company mechanic, and adequate emergency personnel would be available. We made about 4 low approachs and, as our fuel ran low, we ran out of options and had to make a landing with a broken left main. As we touched down, the aircraft slowed and veered left again into the grass. The only personal factor that I can think of right now is that I have been put up in a hotel for 2 1/2 months, forced to eat fast food and a difficult schedule. I flew more hours in the past month than I ever have in my career (130). My judgement was off and I didn't realize that I was going to land short. Also, no one could find the airworthiness certificate in the aircraft, we're not sure what happened to it. Supplemental information from acn 285831: we were told that first officer hit the lip of the threshold. That impact destroyed the left gear, which was not tilted backwards and punctured the wing. The right main gear was still in its position but cracked and also punctured the wing. After trying the emergency gear extension we still only had the nose, and the right main gear extended. We evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX LEARJET HIT THE LIP OF THE RWY.

Narrative: MADE A VISUAL APCH TO C-19 IN A LEARJET 23. GOOD WX WAS IN THE AREA AND THE WIND WAS NOT STRONG. WENT THROUGH NORMAL CHKS AND SET THE ACFT UP IN LNDG CONFIGN. ON TOUCHDOWN, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT LOST CTL ON THE GND AND STARTED TO VEER L. FULL PWR WAS APPLIED AND THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE AIR. ONCE WE HAD THE ACFT BACK IN THE AIR, WE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE ARPT (C-19) AND MAKE A LOW APCH TO SEE IF A SAFE LNDG COULD BE MADE. WE ASKED GND PERSONNEL TO LOOK AT THE GEAR AND SEE IF THEY SAW ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THEY RADIOED BACK TO US THAT THE L MAIN APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO YIP WHERE WE COULD BE IN CONTACT WITH OUR COMPANY MECH, AND ADEQUATE EMER PERSONNEL WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WE MADE ABOUT 4 LOW APCHS AND, AS OUR FUEL RAN LOW, WE RAN OUT OF OPTIONS AND HAD TO MAKE A LNDG WITH A BROKEN L MAIN. AS WE TOUCHED DOWN, THE ACFT SLOWED AND VEERED L AGAIN INTO THE GRASS. THE ONLY PERSONAL FACTOR THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAVE BEEN PUT UP IN A HOTEL FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS, FORCED TO EAT FAST FOOD AND A DIFFICULT SCHEDULE. I FLEW MORE HRS IN THE PAST MONTH THAN I EVER HAVE IN MY CAREER (130). MY JUDGEMENT WAS OFF AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I WAS GOING TO LAND SHORT. ALSO, NO ONE COULD FIND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE IN THE ACFT, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 285831: WE WERE TOLD THAT FO HIT THE LIP OF THE THRESHOLD. THAT IMPACT DESTROYED THE L GEAR, WHICH WAS NOT TILTED BACKWARDS AND PUNCTURED THE WING. THE R MAIN GEAR WAS STILL IN ITS POS BUT CRACKED AND ALSO PUNCTURED THE WING. AFTER TRYING THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION WE STILL ONLY HAD THE NOSE, AND THE R MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. WE EVACED THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.