# Accident 20070412006299A: Cndair CL6002B19, Traverse City, MI, April 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2007, 00:43 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 44.7417° N, 85.5933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7417&lon=-85.5933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8905F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905F-2025-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 4,243 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA07FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA07FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070412006299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 12, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0043 EDT, A BOMBARDIER CRJ-200 (N8905F), OPERATED BY PINNACLE AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 4712 FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA TO TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT, TRAVERSE CITY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AMONG THE 49 PASSENGERS (INCLUDING 3 LAP-HELD INFANTS) AND 3 CREWMEMBERS AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FLIGHT 4712 DEPARTED MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AIRPORT AT 2244 CENTRAL TIME. THE CREW REPORTED THE ENROUTE PORTION OF FLIGHT TO BE ROUTINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0020 EASTERN TIME, THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 BY MINNEAPOLIS AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER. THE TRAVERSE CITY CONTROL TOWER HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE AT 2200 PER NORMAL OPERATIONS. AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION DATA INDICATED AT 2353 THE AIRPORT WAS EXPERIENCING LIGHT SNOW, WITH VISIBILITY OF ONE AND ONE HALF MILES, CLOUDS AT 900 AND 1500 FEET, AND WINDS FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 7 KNOTS. AT 0030, THE VISIBILITY HAD DROPPED TO ONE-HALF MILE IN SNOW, WITH INDEFINITE CEILING AND VERTICAL VISIBILITY OF 400 FEET. SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE FLIGHT CREW COMMUNICATED DIRECTLY WITH AIRPORT OPERATIONS REGARDING THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 28. RUNWAY 28 IS 6,501 FEET LONG, WITH A PAVED BLAST PAD ABOUT 200 FEET LONG THE THRESHOLD. INITIAL EXAMINATION INDICATES THAT AS THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE PAVED SURFACE IT WAS ORIENTED ABOUT 600 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING, AND ABOUT 30 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A GRASSY SNOW-COVERED FIELD BEYOND THE BLAST PAD AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY 93 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRPLANE SLEWED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ORIENTED ABOUT 20 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTERLINE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SUNKEN INTO THE GROUND AT A POINT ABOUT 100 FEET BEYOND THE PAVEMENT.

## 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 DCA07FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA07FA037), Apr 12, 2007: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N8905F), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' decision to land at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), Traverse City, Michigan, without performing a landing distance assessment, which was required by company policy because of 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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