20010514010579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lkheed CF104D · Phoenix, AZ · May 14, 2001

Date: May 14, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Williams Gateway Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N104
Reported as: Lkheed CF104D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,450 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)The pilot was about to touch-down in final landing configuration @ iwa when a severe thermal wind skirted the a/c off the runway to the right side adjacent dirt. The a/c began to roll right contacting the r/h wing tip tank and it's ventral fin onto the ground. The pilot then flew the a/c out of this condition by applying full after-burner, making a "go-around" past iwa tower personnel as a safety verification, and then completeing a normal/ineventful landing @iwa. Further visual inspection of the a/c revealed that the r/h wing tip tank was scraped and it's ventral/horizontal fin(s) were the only visible damage. There were no personnel injuries or other property damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH-DOWN IN FINAL LANDING CONFIGURATION @ IWA WHEN A SEVERE THERMAL WIND SKIRTED THE A/C OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE ADJACENT DIRT. THE A/C BEGAN TO ROLL RIGHT CONTACTING THE R/H WING TIP TANK AND IT'S VENTRAL FIN ONTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE A/C OUT OF THIS CONDITION BY APPLYING FULL AFTER-BURNER, MAKING A "GO-AROUND" PAST IWA TOWER PERSONNEL AS A SAFETY VERIFICATION, AND THEN COMPLETEING A NORMAL/INEVENTFUL LANDING @IWA. FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE A/C REVEALED THAT THE R/H WING TIP TANK WAS SCRAPED AND IT'S VENTRAL/HORIZONTAL FIN(S) WERE THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PERSONNEL INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGED.