20251229020889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Charlottesville, VA · December 29, 2025

Date
December 29, 2025 · 11:31 local
Place
Charlottesville, VA
Airport
Charlottesville-Albemarle
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N779SK
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2C10
Reported engine
GE CF34-8C5B1
People aboard
43
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted, From chicago, IL to Charlottesville, VA, encountered wind gusts during the touch down phase on runway 21 at approximately thirty feet above ground. As a result, the right wingtip contacted the pavement during a rejected landing procedure, causing gouging and scraping damage to the right number three slat outer skin and to the winglet trailing edge wedge. The crew performed a go-around procedure and a second landing attempt. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate.

Skywest airlines received a repair engineering order from privacy data omitted, (mhirj) to inspect the aircraft and prepare it for a one-time non-revenue flight to privacy data omitted base in tucson, AZ for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FROM CHICAGO, IL TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS DURING THE TOUCH DOWN PHASE ON RUNWAY 21 AT APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET ABOVE GROUND. AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT DURING A REJECTED LANDING PROCEDURE, CAUSING GOUGING AND SCRAPING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT NUMBER THREE SLAT OUTER SKIN AND TO THE WINGLET TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. THE CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE AND A SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.

SKYWEST AIRLINES RECEIVED A REPAIR ENGINEERING ORDER FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (MHIRJ) TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND PREPARE IT FOR A ONE-TIME NON-REVENUE FLIGHT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BASE IN TUCSON, AZ FOR REPAIRS.