What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 21, 2008, at about 2054 local time, a Lear 35A airplane, N351AS, sustained major damage to its left wing tip fuel tank lower surface when it impacted the runway during landing at Aniak Airport, Aniak, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as an instrument flight rules (IFR) medivac flight under title 14, CFR part 135 on demand operation, by chipola aviation, inc. of panama city, Florida. The flight crew consisted of two airline transport pilots and medivac nurses, no injuries were reported. The intended destination was Aniak, Alaska. Flight crew statements report that while on short final to runway 28 windshear was encountered, which resulted in the left wing dropping and its wing tip striking the surface of the runway. Weather reports at the time of the accident of wind 240 degrees magnetic at four knots. The flight crew was able to land and stop the aircraft within the normal stopping distance. Post flight inspection revealed substantial flattening to the bottom portion of the left wing tank with a puncture of the bottom wing skin. The damage was noted in the aircraft logbook and all flight operations for this aircraft terminated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008, AT ABOUT 2054 LOCAL TIME, A LEAR 35A AIRPLANE, N351AS, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK LOWER SURFACE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT ANIAK AIRPORT, ANIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) MEDIVAC FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135 ON DEMAND OPERATION, BY CHIPOLA AVIATION, INC. OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT CREW CONSISTED OF TWO AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS AND MEDIVAC NURSES, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS ANIAK, ALASKA. FLIGHT CREW STATEMENTS REPORT THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 28 WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING DROPPING AND ITS WING TIP STRIKING THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT OF WIND 240 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT FOUR KNOTS. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO LAND AND STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL FLATTENING TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE LEFT WING TANK WITH A PUNCTURE OF THE BOTTOM WING SKIN. THE DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK AND ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TERMINATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.