# Incident 20020615027969I: Gulstm G1159, Salina, KS, June 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDMA
- Location: 38.7906° N, 97.6522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINA RGNL (SLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7906&lon=-97.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 2,160 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615027969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6-15-02 THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CARLSBAD CA, TO SALINA, KS. WHILE IN THE DESCENT TO KSLN, THE CREW CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN IN CLEAR AIR WHEN STRUCK BY HAIL FROM A NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RADOME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AND HAD HOLES THROUGH IT. THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE ENGINE INLETS ALSO RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE HAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT AND LAND AT SALINA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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