Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Gary International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Gary, Indiana 46406
Sunday, December 14, 2008 14:45 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot flying the airplane reported that during the approach to Runway 12, he called for the flaps to be set to "Flaps 30" instead of the normal "Flaps 45" due to the strong crosswinds. The airspeed was "bugged" at 150 knots to account for the Vref corrections for the reduced flap setting, winds, and gusts. When the airplane was on the approach about 1.5 miles from the runway, air traffic control reported the winds as 170 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 32 knots. During the flare, the pilot took out the crab angle and slipped the airplane to maintain runway centerline. He reported that he felt like the airplane would not come down during the flare, and he applied forward pressure to the yoke. While holding the forward pressure, the airplane's nose dropped to the runway with the nose gear hitting the runway first, followed by the main landing gear. The airplane bounced and became airborne. He immediately applied go-around thrust and stowed the spoilers that he had instinctively deployed during the landing. An uneventful landing was made using "Flaps 45" at an alternate airport. The inspection of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies that would have precluded normal flight. A review of the airplane's flight data indicated that the airplane touched down at 154 knots. The Vref speed for a normal "Flaps 45" landing was 120 knots. According to the Bombardier Quick Reference Handbook (QRH) abnormal procedures section, the appropriate airspeed additive was 7 knots for a "Flaps 30" landing if a FLAPS FAIL indication precludes a normal landing with "Flaps 45." The Bombardier QRH does not provide for a "FLAPS 30" landing for a crosswind landing.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's excessive airspeed and improper flare while landing in gusting winds.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/14/2008 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1445 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Gary |
| Event State | INDIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 46406 |
| Event Date Year | 2008 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 413658N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0872446W |
| Event Location Airport | Gary International Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | GYY |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 591 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1445 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | GYY |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 620 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 9 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 180 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 20 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 32 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.7 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 25372 |
| NTSB Notification Source | The Boeing Company |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 21 2009 5:31PM |
| User who most recently changed record | bowl |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N573BA |
| NTSB Number | CEN09LA088 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BOMBARDIER |
| Aircraft Model | CL-600-2B16 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 5573 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 48200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 11 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 13 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 20 2008 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 3524 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | CEF 2002 Aircraft LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 44 Old Ridgebury Road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Danbury |
| Aircraft Owner State | CT |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 06810 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | The Boeing Company |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 6309 Industrial Highway |
| Operator City | Gary |
| Operator State | IN |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 46406 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Positioning |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MDW |
| Departure City | Chicago |
| Departure State | IL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1435 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | GYY |
| Destination City | Gary |
| Destination State | IN |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 4 2009 5:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | silj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 12 |
| Runway Length | 7003 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |