# Incident 20260220003029I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10, Detroit, MI, February 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2026, 09:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (registry code 1390015, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,455 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260220003029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE FIRST OFFICER WAS THE PILOT FLYING FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 21L AT DETROIT.  PRIOR TO THE APPROACH THE CREW HAD RECEIVED LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR (LLWS) ADVISORIES FROM ATIS AND HAD BRIEFED THE LLWS ESCAPE MANEUVER AND GO-AROUND.

DURING THE FLARE, AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THEIR RIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  THE FIRST OFFICER CORRECTED BY INITIATING A ROLL TO THE RIGHT TO COUNTER THE DRIFT AND APPLIED POWER TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND.  WHILE APPLYING POWER AND INITIATING THE GO-AROUND/BALKED LANDING, THE CREW FELT AND HEARD A THUMP WHICH THEY BELIEVED WAS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTING THE RUNWAY.

DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE FIRST OFFICER OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONSISTENT WITH A WING STRIKE.  EVIDENCE WAS LATER DISCOVERED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OF WING STRIKE DAMAGE ON THE LEFT WING AS WELL.

## Other reports on N515AE (1)

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

- [Accident 20091218052939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091218052939A), Dec 18, 2009: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N515AE), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. American eagle airlines inc. (aea) reported to amr cmo on December 18, 2009, an accident that occurred at Dallas ft Worth airport (dfw) involving a Bombardier…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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