20011218037289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Teterboro, NJ · December 18, 2001

Date: December 18, 2001 · 14:56 local
Place: Teterboro, NJ
Airport: Teterboro
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N750XX
Reported as: Cessna 750
Reported engine: Allison AE3007C
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total875 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Teterboro winds were 330 15G25 on the ATIS. Pilots were given a visual for rwy 1. Pilots heard another airplane report windshear to the tower so they adjusted their final approach speed to ref (124K) +20. No wind shear advisory was given by the tower. On final, airplane speed was ref +15. Encountering turbulence, the PIC maintained ref +15, and felt the approach was stabilized. Over the numbers, a gust of wind caught the airplane, a high sink rate warning came on, airspeed dropped to ref -5. The crew immediately added power, noting that the airspeed rapidly rose to ref +5. At this point the airplane was close to the ground and the crew felt a normal landing could be made. Crew and passenger thought it was a normal landing till the lineman at the fro informed them there was minor damage to right wing tip. It had apparently contacted the rwy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TETERBORO WINDS WERE 330 15G25 ON THE ATIS. PILOTS WERE GIVEN A VISUAL FOR RWY 1. PILOTS HEARD ANOTHER AIRPLANE REPORT WINDSHEAR TO THE TOWER SO THEY ADJUSTED THEIR FINAL APPROACH SPEED TO REF (124K) +20. NO WIND SHEAR ADVISORY WAS GIVEN BY THE TOWER. ON FINAL, AIRPLANE SPEED WAS REF +15. ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE, THE PIC MAINTAINED REF +15, AND FELT THE APPROACH WAS STABILIZED. OVER THE NUMBERS, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE, A HIGH SINK RATE WARNING CAME ON, AIRSPEED DROPPED TO REF -5. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY ADDED POWER, NOTING THAT THE AIRSPEED RAPIDLY ROSE TO REF +5. AT THIS POINT THE AIRPLANE WAS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE CREW FELT A NORMAL LANDING COULD BE MADE. CREW AND PASSENGER THOUGHT IT WAS A NORMAL LANDING TILL THE LINEMAN AT THE FRO INFORMED THEM THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP. IT HAD APPARENTLY CONTACTED THE RWY.