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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dassault-Br FALCON 10 · Easton, MD · December 14, 2010

Date: December 14, 2010 · 14:53 local
Place: Easton, MD
Airport: Easton
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EFVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N211EC
Reported as: Dassault-Br Falcon 10
Reported engine: Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,754 total1,260 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N211ECRegistered now · Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10S/N 166 · Built 1980 Airframe modelDassault-Breguet FALCON 10 Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Airport, Easton, MD. During strong gusty wind conditions. Esn tower reported the wind was 310 degrees at 15 gusting to 30 during the landing. A tree line that runs parallel to the runway on the south west side is believed to have contributed to a sudden turbulent gust which drove the left wing down just prior to touch down. Then in an attempt to correct the pilot rolled the aircraft to the right. In doing so the pilot scraped both wing tips. The pilot aborted the landing and conducted a go around then landed with out further incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPORT, EASTON, MD. DURING STRONG GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. ESN TOWER REPORTED THE WIND WAS 310 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 30 DURING THE LANDING. A TREE LINE THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY ON THE SOUTH WEST SIDE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A SUDDEN TURBULENT GUST WHICH DROVE THE LEFT WING DOWN JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. THEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PILOT ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. IN DOING SO THE PILOT SCRAPED BOTH WING TIPS. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND CONDUCTED A GO AROUND THEN LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT.