# Incident 20010125000639I: Cndair CL6002B19, Grand Rapids, MI, January 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2001, 12:19 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785CA-2012-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010125000639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE GERALD FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, CONAIR FLIGHT #5689, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, EXPERIENCED A RAPID ROLL TO THE RIGHT WHEN FLAPS 45 WERE SELECTED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE A/C. THE APPROACH WAS TERMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER HAD DEPLOYED UNCOMMANDED AND IN-FLIGHT PROCEDURES FAILED TO ENABLE THE CREW TO RETRACT THE SPOILER. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (-19)ON JANUARY 25, 2001, AT 1311 EST, A CANADAIR CL-600-2B19, N785CA, OPERATED BY COMAIR AS FLIGHT 7326, EXPEREINCED AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL WHILE ON APPROACH TO KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR) GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT FLIGHT CREW, 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND 18 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE GREATER CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY REGIONAL AIRPORT, COVINGTON, KENTUCKY. FLIGHT 7326 WAS OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 PART 121.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA073), Jan 25, 2001: Canadair CL-600-2B19 (N785CA), Grand Rapids, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The uncommanded deployment of the right flight spoiler due to the fatigue fracture of the spoiler lug.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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