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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cndair CL6002B19 · Charleston, SC · January 30, 2002

Date: January 30, 2002 · 22:07 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Airport: Charleston Afb-International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VTZA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N671BR
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B19
People aboard: 19
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On January 30, 2002 at 10:07 pm at the Charleston international airport, (kchs), Charleston, SC, during landing, on an instrument approach to runway 15, with calm winds at touch down, a CL-600, N671BR, experienced upsetting wake turbulence created from a H/C-17 positioned 90 degrees to runway 15 performing takeoff engine power runs (trt) sending jet blast across active runway 15. The cross wind blast was so significant that it upset N671BR causing the pilot of N671BR, (while attempting to correct from the cross wind), to scrape the right underside wing tip. N671BR taxied to the ramp without assistance. The tower at chs was not aware of the H/C-17 performing engine runs. There were 3 crew members and 16 passengers on board the CL-600, and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 30, 2002 AT 10:07 PM AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (KCHS), CHARLESTON, SC, DURING LANDING, ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15, WITH CALM WINDS AT TOUCH DOWN, A CL-600, N671BR, EXPERIENCED UPSETTING WAKE TURBULENCE CREATED FROM A H/C-17 POSITIONED 90 DEGREES TO RUNWAY 15 PERFORMING TAKEOFF ENGINE POWER RUNS (TRT) SENDING JET BLAST ACROSS ACTIVE RUNWAY 15. THE CROSS WIND BLAST WAS SO SIGNIFICANT THAT IT UPSET N671BR CAUSING THE PILOT OF N671BR, (WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FROM THE CROSS WIND), TO SCRAPE THE RIGHT UNDERSIDE WING TIP. N671BR TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE TOWER AT CHS WAS NOT AWARE OF THE H/C-17 PERFORMING ENGINE RUNS. THERE WERE 3 CREW MEMBERS AND 16 PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE CL-600, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.