Narrative:
A Learjet 23, N37BL, was substantially damaged when it landed gear up at the Oakdale, California, airport. Both pilots were not injured. The flight was operating on a familiarization and training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before landing."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1998 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Operator: | Sierra West Airlines |
| Registration: | N37BL |
| MSN: | 23-069 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6747 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Oakdale Airport, CA (ODC) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Stockton Airport, CA (SCK/KSCK), United States of America |
| Oakdale Airport, CA (ODC), United States of America |
A Learjet 23, N37BL, was substantially damaged when it landed gear up at the Oakdale, California, airport. Both pilots were not injured. The flight was operating on a familiarization and training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before landing."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Stockton Airport, CA to Oakdale Airport, CA as the crow flies is 41 km (26 miles).
Distance from Stockton Airport, CA to Oakdale Airport, CA as the crow flies is 41 km (26 miles).
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