Private Jet Loses all Power at FL430, Tires Blow on Landing

Both Generators Failed at Flight Level 430

On March 3, 2025, Executive AirShare's Embraer Phenom 300 N301AS was cruising at FL430 when both generators failed. The aircraft had departed Raleigh/Durham and was headed toward College Station, Texas. The electrical emergency occurred about two hours into the flight.

The Diversion to Lufkin

With the electrical system degraded, the crew diverted to Lufkin Angelina County Airport. The aircraft descended from its high cruising altitude and reached the airport without a reported loss of control. The event was unusual because the failure involved both generators rather than a single generator.

The Landing Problem

The aircraft's anti-skid system was inoperative when it landed. The tires subsequently blew during the landing rollout. The airplane sustained minor damage, but no injuries were reported among those aboard.

A Short Margin for Electrical Emergencies

Discussion among Phenom operators after the event focused on the time available after a dual-generator failure. Those comments do not establish why the failure occurred or why the tires failed. The aircraft lost both generators, diverted to Lufkin, landed with the anti-skid system unavailable and suffered tire damage.

The aircraft had been cruising at an altitude of 43,000 feet when the electrical problem developed. With both generators unavailable, the crew diverted rather than continuing toward College Station. Lufkin provided the destination for the emergency landing.

The descent from FL430 was completed without a reported injury. The Phenom 300 reached the runway, but the landing system was not in a normal configuration because the anti-skid system was unavailable.

The tire failures occurred during the landing sequence. A discussion among Phenom pilots suggested that braking might have contributed, but that is an informal observation rather than an investigation finding. It is therefore not treated as the established reason for the tire damage.

The ASN record identifies the event as 481959, providing an independent cross-reference for the March 3, 2025 incident.

The event was recorded in the Aviation Safety Network as incident 481959. Independent discussion among Phenom operators shortly after the event confirmed the dual-generator failure and tire damage, but those comments were not a formal investigation.

The aircraft's diversion destination, Lufkin Angelina County Airport, provided the runway used for the emergency landing. The crew completed the descent and landing despite the electrical degradation and failed anti-skid system.

The incident ended with the aircraft on the ground rather than with an airborne loss of control. The absence of injuries is confirmed in the event record, while the cause of the generator failure remains outside the information used here.

The aircraft was operated by Executive AirShare and was on a flight from Raleigh/Durham to College Station. The generator failure occurred in cruise, while the tire damage occurred during the later landing at Lufkin.

No injuries were reported and the aircraft sustained only minor damage. No component failure or crew error is established by the material used here.

N301AS suffered an ELEC EMERGENCY (ie duel generator failure)

“On March 3, 2025, an Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 (registration N301AS) operated by Executive Airshare experienced a dual generator failure while cruising at FL430, approximately two hours after departing from Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU).”

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