20031030034549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab F-35 DRAKEN · San Diego, CA · October 30, 2003

Date: October 30, 2003 · 13:38 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: North Island Nas/Halsey Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N119XD
Reported as: Saab F35DRAKEN
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N119XDRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Saab F-35 DRAKENS/N 35-1119 · Built 1972 Airframe modelSaab F-35 DRAKEN Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) Made a hard landing induced by sharp tail wind encountered during short final resulting in loss of lift (cranked arrow wing design). Verified by tower and pilot interviews. No mechanical failures of any system noted. Aircraft operated under military contract as adversary aircraft under part 91. Aircraft maintained under maintenance and inspection program approved by van nuys FSDO in 1996.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MADE A HARD LANDING INDUCED BY SHARP TAIL WIND ENCOUNTERED DURING SHORT FINAL RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIFT (CRANKED ARROW WING DESIGN). VERIFIED BY TOWER AND PILOT INTERVIEWS. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OF ANY SYSTEM NOTED. AIRCRAFT OPERATED UNDER MILITARY CONTRACT AS ADVERSARY AIRCRAFT UNDER PART 91. AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED UNDER MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PROGRAM APPROVED BY VAN NUYS FSDO IN 1996.