NTSB Issues Urgent Learjet Landing Gear Warning

Agency recommends immediate checks for 10 models following a deadly runway excursion in Arizona and prior incidents.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 09:32 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

A 1991 Learjet 35A [Credit: FLYING Archive]

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The NTSB has issued an urgent recommendation for owners and operators of certain Bombardier Learjets to check their landing gear security, stemming from a fatal runway excursion at Scottsdale Airport where a Learjet's landing gear separated.
The preliminary investigation found that the landing gear's retaining bolt might not be properly engaged through the aft trunnion pin, a similar issue linked to at least three prior Learjet landing gear separations.
The NTSB recommends the FAA mandate compliance with manufacturer service bulletins for approximately 1,883 Learjet aircraft and that Bombardier revise maintenance procedures to include a post-maintenance visual check for proper landing gear bolt engagement.

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent recommendation for the owners and operators of certain Bombardier Learjets to check the security of the landing gear stemming from the preliminary investigation into the fatal runway excursion at Arizona’s Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) in February.

At this time the NTSB investigation into the incident involving a Learjet 35A and a Gulfstream G200 jet is ongoing. However, the agency does not need to wait until the end of its probe to issue recommendations in the name of safety. Recipients have 30 days to respond.