41.5947° N, 109.2209° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 19, 1978 · 15:08 local
Place
Rock Springs, WY
Airport
Sweetwater Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N747W
Reported as
AMD Falcon
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wind shift during preparation for touchdown caused a hard landing and minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
WIND SHIFT DURING PREPARATION FOR TOUCHDOWN CAUSED A HARD LANDING AND MINOR DAMAGE.