Date: | Monday 31 January 2022 |
Time: | 00:18 |
Type: | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 |
Owner/operator: | Lima Delta Co Trustee |
Registration: | N999PX |
MSN: | 5387 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8456 hours |
Cycles: | 4872 flights |
Engine model: | General Electric CF34-3B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | London-Stansted Airport (STN) -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
Destination airport: | London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A Challenger 604 corporate jet sustained damage during a crosswind landing on runway 22 at London-Stansted Airport, UK. Control was lost during an attempted landing in a strong crosswind, following an ILS approach. The left wingtip struck the runway several times and remained in contact with the ground as the aircraft departed the paved surface into the grass area at the side of the runway. The aircraft’s stick pusher also activated, resulting in a hard landing that damaged the aircraft’s nose landing gear assembly.
The flight then diverted to London-Gatwick Airport, where it landed at 00:51 UTC.
Conclusion
The aircraft yawed and rolled rapidly following a long float with insufficient airspeed in strong gusting wind conditions. Stick shaker activation was followed almost immediately by stick pusher activation, resulting in the aircraft landing on its nosewheel.
A crosswind exceeding the commander’s personal limit was forecast before departure. It would have been possible to delay departure or select an alternative arrival aerodrome with more favourable conditions.
The commander reflected that although there was an opportunity to discontinue the approach earlier, he had felt compelled to continue with the landing by a degree of plan continuation bias. Fatigue, commercial pressure and the nature of their interactions may have made the pilots more susceptible to this bias.
METAR:
00:20 UTC / 00:20 local time:
EGSS 310020Z AUTO 30013G24KT 9999 NCD 07/03 Q1016
00:50 UTC / 00:50 local time:
EGSS 310050Z AUTO 29012KT 260V320 9999 NCD 07/02 Q1016
23:50 UTC / 23:50 local time:
EGSS 302350Z AUTO 29013KT 250V330 9999 -RA SCT014/// SCT021/// BKN039/// //////TCU 07/04 Q1016
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Report number: | AAIB-27993 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Flightaware track NTSB
Salvage tender Location
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