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FAA incident report · Dassault FALCON 7X · Racine, WI · March 4, 2019

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Date
March 4, 2019 · 09:42 local
Place
Racine, WI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N989JW
Reported as
Dassault Falcon 7X
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307D
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,300 total67 in this make and model67 in the last 90 days
N989JWRegistered now · Dassault FALCON 7XS/N 420 · Built 2017Airframe modelDassault FALCON 7XEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW307DTurbo-fan

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What happened

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On March 4, 2019, aircraft N989JW a falcon 7X flew from ontario, Canada (chym) to Racine, WI (krac). The aircraft was flying a part 91 flight with 2 flight-crew members and 10 passengers onboard. The flight had an IFR (instrument flight rules) flight plan filed. The pilot stated the weather was clear 10SM, wind 290@13 gust to 21. On approach to Racine, WI (krac) runway 22 at approximately 09:42, the plot flew the approach with glideslope and adjusted v reference for the winds, 14-knot additive (half the steady state wind plus all of the wind gust). The pilot stated he disconnected autopilot and auto throttles at approximately 3 miles out on final and experienced moderate turbulence in gusty crosswind conditions. During the round out the airplane floated in ground effect, as the extra airspeed bleed off, the airplane began to settle in the flare, just past the tree row the wind picked up causing the right wing to drop and the aircraft to weathervane. The pilot made immediate corrections to maintain centerline and longitudinal alignment. Touchdown was normal, soft with no side load. The crew stated they did not hear of feel anything indicating the wing contacted the runway. The damage to the slat was noticed on the post flight inspection. The aircraft sustained scrapping damage to the right wing slat from the outboard edge lower skin inboard approximately 2.5 inches inboard and 1.3 inches wide.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 4, 2019, AIRCRAFT N989JW A FALCON 7X FLEW FROM ONTARIO, CANADA (CHYM) TO RACINE, WI (KRAC). THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING A PART 91 FLIGHT WITH 2 FLIGHT-CREW MEMBERS AND 10 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE FLIGHT HAD AN IFR (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES) FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE PILOT STATED THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR 10SM, WIND 290@13 GUST TO 21. ON APPROACH TO RACINE, WI (KRAC) RUNWAY 22 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:42, THE PLOT FLEW THE APPROACH WITH GLIDESLOPE AND ADJUSTED V REFERENCE FOR THE WINDS, 14-KNOT ADDITIVE (HALF THE STEADY STATE WIND PLUS ALL OF THE WIND GUST). THE PILOT STATED HE DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES OUT ON FINAL AND EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE ROUND OUT THE AIRPLANE FLOATED IN GROUND EFFECT, AS THE EXTRA AIRSPEED BLEED OFF, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE IN THE FLARE, JUST PAST THE TREE ROW THE WIND PICKED UP CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO DROP AND THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE. THE PILOT MADE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIONS TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE AND LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, SOFT WITH NO SIDE LOAD. THE CREW STATED THEY DID NOT HEAR OF FEEL ANYTHING INDICATING THE WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE TO THE SLAT WAS NOTICED ON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SCRAPPING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SLAT FROM THE OUTBOARD EDGE LOWER SKIN INBOARD APPROXIMATELY 2.5 INCHES INBOARD AND 1.3 INCHES WIDE.