# NTSB Accident DEN05LA111
> **Gates Learjet 35A** · 2005-07-15 · Eagle, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA111
- **Event ID:** 20050718X01039
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-15
- **Location:** Eagle, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.642501, -106.934448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gates Learjet
- **Model:** 35A
- **Registration:** N620JM
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare resulting in the hard landing and the fractured nose gear attachment, and the subsequent loss of control.  Factors contributing to the accident were the high airspeed on approach, the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and the pilot's inability to maintain directional control after the gear failure.

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