# Accident 20081214854809A: Cndair CL6002B16, Gary, IN, December 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary/Chicago International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6161° N, 87.4128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6161&lon=-87.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N573BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002B16
- Reported engine: GE CF34*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081214854809A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON DECEMBER 14, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CST, N573BA, A BOEING COMPANY CORPORATE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT GARY/CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.  THE FLIGHT CREW,UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE, EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND FLEW TO CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), WHERE THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE MORE FAVORABLE.  THE LANDING AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL.  AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW EXITED THE AIRPLANE A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR SKIN ON THE FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE AREA (LH/RH) NEAR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN09LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA088), Dec 14, 2008: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (N573BA), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed and improper flare while landing in gusting winds.

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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