Accident · 2006-12-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-12-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Gates Learjet 35A (N136WE)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with the runway. Factors contributing to the accident were the failure of the aileron augmentation (spoiler) flight control system, diminished directional (roll) control, and crosswind gusts.
Source: NTSB case ANC07LA009Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.