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LR24 left main gear was lost when it impacted snow or ice ridges during takeoff. The flight crew was vectored by departure controller to burn fuel and to decide upon a game plan. A longer wider runway at a military airport was chosen for landing which was uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324889 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ffo airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 24 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15800 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 324889 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 129 |
| ASRS Report | 324879 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon departure from day runway 36, our left main gear assembly apparently failed as a result of impacting snow or ice ridges and departed the airplane. For approximately 1 hour, we were vectored by day approach control while we consulted the aircraft flight manual, company operations, and consumed fuel in order to lower the landing weight. The decision was made to land at ffo as they offered a longer, wider runway. The subsequent landing was uneventful and no injuries were incurred. The decision was intentionally made to land gear up based on information received from company, manufacturer representatives and ground personnel. Supplemental information from acn 324879: LR24 lost left main gear assembly on takeoff, presumably on ice ridges on runway 36. Flew for approximately 1 hour in order to burn fuel to lower landing weight and also to give us time to formulate a plan of attack with the assistance of day approach and company.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LR24 L MAIN GEAR WAS LOST WHEN IT IMPACTED SNOW OR ICE RIDGES DURING TKOF. THE FLC WAS VECTORED BY DEP CTLR TO BURN FUEL AND TO DECIDE UPON A GAME PLAN. A LONGER WIDER RWY AT A MIL ARPT WAS CHOSEN FOR LNDG WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Narrative: UPON DEP FROM DAY RWY 36, OUR L MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY APPARENTLY FAILED AS A RESULT OF IMPACTING SNOW OR ICE RIDGES AND DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE. FOR APPROX 1 HR, WE WERE VECTORED BY DAY APCH CTL WHILE WE CONSULTED THE ACFT FLT MANUAL, COMPANY OPS, AND CONSUMED FUEL IN ORDER TO LOWER THE LNDG WT. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT FFO AS THEY OFFERED A LONGER, WIDER RWY. THE SUBSEQUENT LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE DECISION WAS INTENTIONALLY MADE TO LAND GEAR UP BASED ON INFO RECEIVED FROM COMPANY, MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES AND GND PERSONNEL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 324879: LR24 LOST L MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY ON TKOF, PRESUMABLY ON ICE RIDGES ON RWY 36. FLEW FOR APPROX 1 HR IN ORDER TO BURN FUEL TO LOWER LNDG WT AND ALSO TO GIVE US TIME TO FORMULATE A PLAN OF ATTACK WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF DAY APCH AND COMPANY.
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.