# Accident 20060209002799A: Cndair CL6001A11, Aspen, CO, February 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2006, 12:45 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WAIA
- Location: 39.2233° N, 106.8683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2233&lon=-106.8683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900LG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6001A11
- Reported engine: LYC ALF502*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060209002799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1234 MST, A CANADAIR CL-600, N900LG, PILOTED BY CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA ^ (PF IN THE LEFT SEAT) AND PILOT IN COMMAND CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ (PNF IN THE RIGHT SEAT) WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15 AT ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD BY ASPEN APPROACH CONTROL AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT ASPEN TOWER ON FREQUENCY 118.85. ASPEN APPROACH CONTROL HAD ADVISED N900LG PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE #3 ON THE APPROACH AND INSTRUCTED TO SLOW TO APPROACH SPEED FOR SPACING AND DEPARTURE TRAFFIC. AFTER CONTACTING ASPEN TOWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1940Z THEY WERE CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 15. THEY WERE ADVISED OF DEPARTING TRAFFIC (AIR WISCONSIN BAE-146) ON RUNWAY 33 PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL. APPROXIMATELY 1942Z ASPEN TOWER CLEARED AIR WISCONSIN FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 33 AND ADVISED THEM OF A CHALLENGER ON A 7 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 15. APPROXIMATELY 1943-4Z N900LG ASKED THE TOWER IF THE TRAFFIC WAS ROLLING YET? THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE DEPARTING TRAFFIC WAS ROLLING. ASPEN TOWER ADVISED N900LG OF THE POSITION OF THE DEPARTING TRAFFIC AS THE BAE-146 BECAME AIRBORNE AND THAT IT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUTBOUND. BOTH AIRPLANES CONFIRMED VISUAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. AT APPROXIMATELY 1945Z N900LG STARTED THE FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING WHEN THE LEFT WING APPARENTLY LOST LIFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY OVER ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND LANDED HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE RUNWAY HITTING 3 OR 4 RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE ROLLOUT END. THE BANK ANGLE AND STALL WARNING AUDIO ALERT COULD BE HEARD ON THE ASPEN TOWER TAPES. THE WEATHER REPORTED BY THE ASPEN ATIS AT 1853Z WAS CLEAR -- 10 MILES VISIBILITY -- SCATTERED CLOUDS @ 25,000 FEET MSL -- TEMPERATURE 3 DEGREES CELSIUS AND DEW POINT -- 11 DEGREES CELSIUS -- ALTIMETER 30.17 AND REMARKS OF 8,000 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE. ASPEN TOWER WAS ALSO CALLING THE WIND CALM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA038), Feb 9, 2006: Canadair CL-600 (N900LG), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight's encounter with wake turbulence from the departing airplane resulting in the pilot's inability to control the airplane and the subsequent impact with the runway.

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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