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FAA incident report · Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Pullman, WA · December 29, 2017

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Date
December 29, 2017 · 18:27 local
Place
Pullman, WA
Airport
Pullman-Moscow Regional Airpor
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QXEA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N412QX
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA18IA081
Reported as
Bombardier DHC-8-402
People aboard
47
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,528 total5,997 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days
N412QXRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2022 · Bombardier DHC-8-402S/N 4059 · Built 2002Airframe modelBombardier DHC-8-402Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW150ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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On Friday dec 29th, at approximately 1830 local time horizon air flight 2184 (sea-puw) mistakenly landed a Bombardier Q400 DHC8-402 (N412QX) on taxiway a at kpuw (Pullman/Moscow, WA) instead of the intended runway, rwy 6.

The flight was cleared on the RNAV m rwy 6 instrument approach procedure at the Pullman ? Moscow regional airport. The flight crew reports acquiring the airport in sight approximately 3SM out. The flight crew reports the airport lights were dim.

The Pullman airport is an uncontrolled airport. Hoirzon air utilizes radio remote communication for arriving and departing aircraft.

As the aircraft was touching down, the first officer verbalized, they were on the taxiway. The aircraft touched down normally on an approximately 6,700 foot by 60 foot paved taxiway, which is parallel to runway 6. The close proximity of taxiway a to runway 6 is non-standard.

After touchdown the flight crew identified the runway lights were not illuminated. The Pullman airport issued a NOTAM for inoperative runway lights. Runway 6 is located in a flood plain. Airport operations found a flooded junction box for the runway lights caused the failure to illuminate.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY DEC 29TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME HORIZON AIR FLIGHT 2184 (SEA-PUW) MISTAKENLY LANDED A BOMBARDIER Q400 DHC8-402 (N412QX) ON TAXIWAY A AT KPUW (PULLMAN/MOSCOW, WA) INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED RUNWAY, RWY 6.

THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED ON THE RNAV M RWY 6 INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE AT THE PULLMAN ? MOSCOW REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTS ACQUIRING THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT APPROXIMATELY 3SM OUT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTS THE AIRPORT LIGHTS WERE DIM.

THE PULLMAN AIRPORT IS AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. HOIRZON AIR UTILIZES RADIO REMOTE COMMUNICATION FOR ARRIVING AND DEPARTING AIRCRAFT.

AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOUCHING DOWN, THE FIRST OFFICER VERBALIZED, THEY WERE ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY ON AN APPROXIMATELY 6,700 FOOT BY 60 FOOT PAVED TAXIWAY, WHICH IS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 6. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF TAXIWAY A TO RUNWAY 6 IS NON-STANDARD.

AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE FLIGHT CREW IDENTIFIED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE PULLMAN AIRPORT ISSUED A NOTAM FOR INOPERATIVE RUNWAY LIGHTS. RUNWAY 6 IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD PLAIN. AIRPORT OPERATIONS FOUND A FLOODED JUNCTION BOX FOR THE RUNWAY LIGHTS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA18IA081Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPullman, WAthe flight crew's misidentification of the taxiway as the landing runway due to the failure of the runway lighting that caused only the taxiway lights to be illuminated.Dec 30, 2017 · No damage

Other reports on N412QX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20171119019429ALanding: Approach · Sacramento, CAAccidental bird strike resulting in substantial damage to the right side of the nose including damage to primary structure resulting in major repairs.Nov 19, 2017 · Substantial damage