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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CHI05LA047 Aircraft Registration Number: N252BK

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/20/2004 Most Critical Injury: None

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident Investigated By: NTSB

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone
Cedar Rapids IA 52401 1330 CST

Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Distance From Landing Facility:

Aircraft Information Summary

Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Type of Aircraft

Learjet 25B Airplane

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:
On December 20, 2004, at 1330 central standard time, a Learjet 25B, N252BK, operated by Barkin
International Aviation, collided with a berm following a loss of directional control while landing
on runway 13 (6,200 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt) at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. The airline transport rated captain, commercial rated co-pilot, and two medical crew members
were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight was being conducted in visual
meteorological conditions with an instrument flight rules flight plan on file. The flight
originated from CID with an intended destination of McAllen, Texas.

Both pilots reported that they encountered what they thought were rough spots on the runway during
the takeoff roll. The captain reported that after takeoff, he called for the co-pilot to raise
the gear and engage the yaw damper. He stated he then called for the flaps to be retracted and for
the climb checklist. He stated that both he and the co-pilot then noticed an unsafe gear
indication for the nose gear. The captain stated they leveled off at 5,000 feet and he decreased
the airspeed so that the co-pilot could recycled the landing gear. They informed the tower that
they had a problem with the gear and that they wanted to stay in the area. The co-pilot cycled the
landing gear four more times to no avail.

The captain stated they then requested a landing back at CID. He stated they had a gear down and
locked indication for all three landing gear during the visual approach to runway 13. The captain
stated that on touchdown, the co-pilot extended the spoilers and armed the thrust reversers. He
stated that after the nose wheel touched down the airplane made a sharp left turn and traveled off
the side of the runway through the grass. The airplane contacted a four-foot high berm prior to
coming to a stop on runway 09. The captain stated he attempted to taxi the airplane only to
discover that they did not have any nose wheel steering.

Post accident inspection revealed the seal on the nose gear strut had failed which prevented the
nose gear from centering.

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NTSB ID: CHI05LA047

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/20/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Landing Facility/Approach Information

Airport Name Airport ID: Airport Elevation Runway Used Runway Length Runway Width
Eastern Iowa Airport CID 864 Ft. MSL 13 6200 150

Runway Surface Type: Asphalt

Runway Surface Condition: Dry

Approach/Arrival Flown: NONE

VFR Approach/Landing: Precautionary Landing

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Serial Number
Learjet 25B 107

Airworthiness Certificate(s): Normal

Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle

Amateur Built Acft? No
Engine Type:
Turbo Jet
- Aircraft Inspection Information
Type of Last Inspection
Number of Seats: 10 Certified Max Gross Wt. 15500 LBS Number of Engines: 2
Engine Manufacturer: Model/Series: Rated Power:
General Electric CJ610-6 2950 LBS
Date of Last Inspection Time Since Last Inspection Airframe Total Time

Continuous Airworthiness 06/2004 186 Hours 11970 Hours

- Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Information

ELT Installed?/Type Yes / ELT Operated? No ELT Aided in Locating Accident Site? No

Owner/Operator Information
Registered Aircraft Owner Street Address
669N2360 West
BARKEN INTERNATIONAL INC City State Zip Code
Salt Lake City UT 84116
Street Address
Operator of Aircraft 4439 Gulfway Drive
City State Zip Code
Goldstar International, Inc.
Port Arthur TX 77642
Operator Does Business As: Operator Designator Code: DQIA
- Type of U.S. Certificate(s) Held:
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s): On-demand Air Taxi

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation

Type of Flight Operation Conducted: Positioning

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CHI05LA047

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/20/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

First Pilot Information

Name City State Date of Birth Age

On File

Sex: Seat Occupied: Left Occupational Pilot? Civilian Pilot Certificate Number: On File

Certificate(s): Airline Transport; Flight Instructor

Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land

Rotorcraft/Glider/LTA: None

Instrument Rating(s): Airplane

Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Single-engine; Instrument Airplane

Current Biennial Flight Review? 06/2004

Medical Cert.: Class 1 Medical Cert. Status: Valid Medical--no waivers/lim. Date of Last Medical Exam: 11/2004

This Make Airplane Airplane Instrument Lighter

All A/C
- Flight Time Matrix and Model Single Engine Mult-Engine
Night
Actual Simulated
Rotorcraft Glider
Than Air

Total Time 6225 350 2725 3500 1300 350 112

Pilot In Command(PIC) 5233 150 2650 2600 1000 320 112
Instructor 476 0 476 0 50 10 40
Instruction Received

Last 90 Days 91 91 0 91 20 5 0
Last 30 Days 25 25 0 25 4 2 0
Last 24 Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seatbelt Used? Yes Shoulder Harness Used? Yes Toxicology Performed? No Second Pilot? Yes

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point State Airport Identifier Departure Time Time Zone

Cedar Rapids IA CID 1300 CST

Destination State Airport Identifier

McAllen TX MFE

Type of Clearance: IFR

Type of Airspace: Class D

Weather Information
Source of Wx Information:

Unknown

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CHI05LA047

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/20/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information
WOF ID Observation Time Time Zone WOF Elevation WOF Distance From Accident Site Direction From Accident Site

CID 1152 CST 864 Ft. MSL 0 NM Deg. Mag.

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear Ft. AGL Condition of Light: Day

Lowest Ceiling: None Ft. AGL Visibility: 10 SM Altimeter: 29.54 "Hg

Temperature: -3 ° C Dew Point: -13 ° C Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Wind Direction: 170 Wind Speed: 14 Wind Gusts: 23

Visibility (RVR): Ft. Visibility (RVV) SM

Precip and/or Obscuration:

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Aircraft Fire: None Aircraft Explosion None

- Injury Summary Matrix Fatal Serious Minor None TOTAL

First Pilot 1 1
Second Pilot 1 1
Student Pilot

Flight Instructor

Check Pilot

Flight Engineer

Cabin Attendants

Other Crew 2 2
Passengers

- TOTAL ABOARD - 4 4
Other Ground

- GRAND TOTAL - 4 4

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NTSB ID: CHI05LA047

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/20/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Administrative Information
Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)
Pamela S. Sullivan

Additional Persons Participating in This Accident/Incident Investigation:

Stephan A Smith
Des Moines, IA FSDO
Ankeny, IA

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