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FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B16 · Westfield, MA · January 20, 2003

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Date
January 20, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place
Westfield, MA
Airport
Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N604VK
Reported as
Cndair CL6002B16
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,980 total1,700 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N604VKRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2007 · Bombardier CL-600-2B16S/N 5493 · Built 2001Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B16Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On January 20, 2002 at 18:30 EST, N604VK, a CL-600-2B16, was approaching runway 2 at kbaf, Westfield, MA. On final it was noted that there was approximately a 50-degree left crosswind at 36 knots and diminished to about 33 knots at 300FT AGL. At about 50FT AGL a very strong down draft was felt that the pilot stated he could not arrest. The aircraft contacted the runway in a leftwing down, nose down configuration. With both hands on the yoke to maintain control of the aircraft, it bounced and hit the runway on the right side landing gear. The fo was already on the power and after the second bounce applied power to pull out. The aircraft was in stick shaker at this time. Once out and aircraft was cleaned up, the crew requested runway 33. On approach at 500FT AGL, crew got an EGPWS wind shear warning. They executed a missed approach and continued to kbdl, hartford, CT. They had declared wind shear on both approaches to the kbaf tower. They landed at kbdl without incident. Upon inspection of the aircraft, it was found that both wings had struck the ground and that there was nose gear damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 20, 2002 AT 18:30 EST, N604VK, A CL-600-2B16, WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 2 AT KBAF, WESTFIELD, MA. ON FINAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY A 50-DEGREE LEFT CROSSWIND AT 36 KNOTS AND DIMINISHED TO ABOUT 33 KNOTS AT 300FT AGL. AT ABOUT 50FT AGL A VERY STRONG DOWN DRAFT WAS FELT THAT THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT ARREST. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A LEFTWING DOWN, NOSE DOWN CONFIGURATION. WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE YOKE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT BOUNCED AND HIT THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR. THE FO WAS ALREADY ON THE POWER AND AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE APPLIED POWER TO PULL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN STICK SHAKER AT THIS TIME. ONCE OUT AND AIRCRAFT WAS CLEANED UP, THE CREW REQUESTED RUNWAY 33. ON APPROACH AT 500FT AGL, CREW GOT AN EGPWS WIND SHEAR WARNING. THEY EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND CONTINUED TO KBDL, HARTFORD, CT. THEY HAD DECLARED WIND SHEAR ON BOTH APPROACHES TO THE KBAF TOWER. THEY LANDED AT KBDL WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH WINGS HAD STRUCK THE GROUND AND THAT THERE WAS NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.