20250129000889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Arlington, VA · January 29, 2025

Date
January 29, 2025 · 19:49 local
Place
Arlington, VA
Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
VNAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N505AE
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2C10
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
46
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,023 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on the Mt. Vernon visual to runway 1 at dca with forecasted winds to be 290° at 15 knots with gusts to 25 knots. The first officer was the flying pilot and flared early at approximately 10 feet above the runway and encountered a gust of wind which pushed the aircraft to the right of centerline. In response to the drift, the first officer overcorrected by turning to the left and the left wing contacted the runway surface. Per the approved aircraft flight manual, bank angles of 11° or more when in close proximity (approx. 5 feet or less) to the ground will result in a wingtip strike. The post-flight inspection revealed scratches to the painted surface of the left wingtip trailing edge and the left slat.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE MT. VERNON VISUAL TO RUNWAY 1 AT DCA WITH FORECASTED WINDS TO BE 290° AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS THE FLYING PILOT AND FLARED EARLY AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. IN RESPONSE TO THE DRIFT, THE FIRST OFFICER OVERCORRECTED BY TURNING TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PER THE APPROVED AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL, BANK ANGLES OF 11° OR MORE WHEN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY (APPROX. 5 FEET OR LESS) TO THE GROUND WILL RESULT IN A WINGTIP STRIKE. THE POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SCRATCHES TO THE PAINTED SURFACE OF THE LEFT WINGTIP TRAILING EDGE AND THE LEFT SLAT.