NTSB CAROL · Event
Event BFO87LA015
Registry · N717AM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GATES LEARJET CORP 55
Year of manufacture
1984 · 3 years old at event
Engine
GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
Seats / Engines
13 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20010305
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9961A
Registrant of record
HOSPITALITY AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
AFTER LEAVING CLOUDS ABOUT 4500 FEET MSL, THE PIC MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 AT LYNCHBURG MUNICIPAL. ON SHORT FINAL THE COPILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED WHAT SEEMED TO BE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN PITCH ATTITUDE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL TOO HIGH OFF THE RUNWAY. HE MENTIONED THIS TO THE PIC; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID A SHORT DISTANCE ON THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_BFO87LA015.txt.
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