47.6190° N, 117.5352° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 29, 1999 · 17:00 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Spokane International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N642BJ
Reported as
Cessna 501
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,897 total228 in this make and model86 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.
(-23) Pilot was cleared to land following ILS approach. Aircraft had residual ice on wings. Pilot slowed aircraft to minimum v-ref speed because of departing traffic on runway. Aircraft landed hard on right main gear and scrapped tail fin on runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND FOLLOWING ILS APPROACH. AIRCRAFT HAD RESIDUAL ICE ON WINGS. PILOT SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO MINIMUM V-REF SPEED BECAUSE OF DEPARTING TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND SCRAPPED TAIL FIN ON RUNWAY.