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FAA incident report · Cndair CL6002C10 · St Louis, MO · January 28, 2008

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Date
January 28, 2008 · 20:33 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
N6WA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N156GJ
Reported as
Cndair CL6002C10
People aboard
65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,300 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The first officer, the flying pilot, was conducting a visual approach to runway 11. When the flight was issued a landing clearance, ATC reported winds of 190 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 21 knots. As the aircraft turned final, both crewmembers stated they observed all white lights on the PAPI indicating the aircraft was high on the approach. The first officer increased the descent rate to attempt to intercept the glidepath. Both crewmembers stated the captain then called out "sink rate" due to an excessive descent rate. The first officer and an individual occupying the flight deck jumpseat stated the approach continued to be unstable with airspeed fluctuations and descent rate fluctuations all the way to touchdown. At about 100 feet above the runway, the aircraft experienced an airspeed decrease due to the gusty winds. At approximately 50 feet the aircraft banked sharply to the right in a nose high attitude. The captain stated at this point, he "came on the controls with the first officer" and landed the aircraft. It was subsequently discovered that the outboard forward edge of the right slat struck the runway causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FIRST OFFICER, THE FLYING PILOT, WAS CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11. WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ISSUED A LANDING CLEARANCE, ATC REPORTED WINDS OF 190 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 21 KNOTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED FINAL, BOTH CREWMEMBERS STATED THEY OBSERVED ALL WHITE LIGHTS ON THE PAPI INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH. THE FIRST OFFICER INCREASED THE DESCENT RATE TO ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT THE GLIDEPATH. BOTH CREWMEMBERS STATED THE CAPTAIN THEN CALLED OUT "SINK RATE" DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE. THE FIRST OFFICER AND AN INDIVIDUAL OCCUPYING THE FLIGHT DECK JUMPSEAT STATED THE APPROACH CONTINUED TO BE UNSTABLE WITH AIRSPEED FLUCTUATIONS AND DESCENT RATE FLUCTUATIONS ALL THE WAY TO TOUCHDOWN. AT ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN AIRSPEED DECREASE DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE CAPTAIN STATED AT THIS POINT, HE "CAME ON THE CONTROLS WITH THE FIRST OFFICER" AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTBOARD FORWARD EDGE OF THE RIGHT SLAT STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.