19981214044419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · AMD Falcon · Salina, KS · December 14, 1998

Date
December 14, 1998 · 08:15 local
Place
Salina, KS
Airport
Salina Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CEDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N235CA
Reported as
AMD Falcon
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total10,000 in this make and model300 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.

During the landing flare at sln RWY17, the airplane's right wing suddenly dropped without warning. Right wing and dle damaged, right aileron slightly bent, no major structural repair required. Captain believes it was wind shear. Counseled captain on vigilance in the cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING FLARE AT SLN RWY17, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING SUDDENLY DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING. RIGHT WING AND DLE DAMAGED, RIGHT AILERON SLIGHTLY BENT, NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR REQUIRED. CAPTAIN BELIEVES IT WAS WIND SHEAR. COUNSELED CAPTAIN ON VIGILANCE IN THE COCKPIT.