Learjet 31 N500MP
10 March 2018 · Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 2018 at about 23:45 local time, a Learjet 31 registered N500MP, operated by N500MP LLC, was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Pleasant Muni (MOP)
- Coordinates
- 43.6217, -84.7372
- Aircraft
- Learjet 31
- Registration
- N500MP
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- N500MP LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ulysses → Mt. Pleasant
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA155
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Probable cause
The airplane’s collision with deer during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane collided with two deer. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airport/Facility Directory for the accident airport, deer may be located on, and in vicinity of the airport. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Learjet 31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2015 | Learjet 31 | La Tinaja, Mexico | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Learjet 31A | Wheatland, Wyoming, United States | International Jet Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1997 | Learjet 31 | Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1997 | Learjet 31A | Atlantic Ocean | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 31 Dec 2018 | Piper PA 23 | Beaver Island, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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