# Incident 20051207033209I: Boeing 737490, Sitka, AK, December 7, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2005, 23:05 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 57.0521° N, 135.3462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SITKA (A29), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0521&lon=-135.3462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N791AS-2018-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-490 (registry code 138449M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737490
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051207033209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ASA 70, B737 FROM JUNEAU, ALASKA TO SITKA, ALASKA ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AT SITKA AND LANDED HARD. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING FLAP/LE, LANDING LIGHT. AFTER INSPECTION BY MECHANICS THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE COMPANY REQUESTED A FERRY PERMIT AND RETURNED THE AIRPLANE TO SEATTLE FOR MAINTENANCE.

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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