Narrative:A Global 6000 corporate jet, EC-LTF, took off from Madrid-Barajas at 15:15 hrs for a flight to Prestwick Airport. A training captain, conducting annual line checks on the pilots, occupied the jump seat. The captain was Pilot Flying.
The flight proceeded without incident until the captain started the approach at night to runway 12 at Prestwick. The crosswind component was calculated being 11 knots. The right wing touched the runway on landing.
The technique employed during the landing was different from that recommended in training material published by the manufacturer. Furthermore, the information in the training material about crosswind landings, and data on reduced wingtip clearance with increasing pitch attitude, had not been incorporated into the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM ) or the Flight Crew
Operating Manual (FCOM).
The pilot flying (PF) was looking through a Head-Up Display (HUD) and his view of the runway may have been impeded because the symbols on the HUD screen were set too bright.
Probable Cause:
The report did not contain a probable cause statement.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB (U.K.) |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 217 days (7 months) | Accident number: | EW/C2014/03/01 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Runway mishap
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Follow-up / safety actions
While the investigation was underway, another operators Global 6000 (CS-GLB) struck a wingtip during a night-time, crosswind landing at Luton Airport. The landing technique employed on CS-GLB shared certain similarities with EC-LTF.
Following these two accidents several safety actions were taken, including amendment of the FCOM to include the Manufacturers recommended technique when landing with a crosswind.
Photos
accident date:
06-03-2014type: Bombardier Global 6000
registration: EC-LTF
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport as the crow flies is 1660 km (1037 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.