# Incident 20031030034549I: Saab F35DRAKEN, San Diego, CA, October 30, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2003, 13:38 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: North Island Nas/Halsey Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6992° N, 117.2150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6992&lon=-117.2150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119XD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119XD-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab F-35 DRAKEN (registry code 7840344, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-f-35-draken) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB F35DRAKEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030034549I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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