Video of the aircraft on approach showed that the left main landing gear of the Gates Learjet 35A was trailing and not in the down-and-locked position, according to a preliminary accident report ...
Investigators have not ascertained the Learjet’s hours and cycles since this maintenance was carried out. A technician who serviced the landing-gear in December last year noticed nothing unusual ...
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the fatal Scottsdale plane collision on Feb. 27, ...
The NTSB confirmed the flight crew also did not make any radio calls detailing that their landing gear may not be operating correctly. Learjet had suffered a landing gear issue months before the ...
The report details at least three other events where “Learjet landing gear had disconnected from the airframe because the retaining bolt was not engaged through the aft trunnion pin.” ...
a component that allows the landing gear to rotate and retract. The report details at least three other events where “Learjet landing gear had disconnected from the airframe because the retaining bolt ...