43.0125° N, 83.6875° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 28, 2003 · 22:20 local
Place
Flint, MI
Airport
Bishop Intrnational Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CX7A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N308CE
Reported as
Saab 340B
People aboard
34
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total1,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A Saab SF-340 experienced a tail strike while landing at Bishop international airport in Flint Michigan. According to cex ramp personnel, the cargo compartment contained 5 heavy bags that were not properly marked as heavy. The ramp personnel also stated that three of the heavy bags weighed about 230 pounds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A SAAB SF-340 EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE WHILE LANDING AT BISHOP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN FLINT MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO CEX RAMP PERSONNEL, THE CARGO COMPARTMENT CONTAINED 5 HEAVY BAGS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY MARKED AS HEAVY. THE RAMP PERSONNEL ALSO STATED THAT THREE OF THE HEAVY BAGS WEIGHED ABOUT 230 POUNDS.