Skywest CRJ7 at Charlottesville on Dec 29th 2025, wing tip strike

Last Update: December 31, 2025 / 19:04:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 29, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UA-5532

Aircraft Registration
N779SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

A Skywest Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N779SK performing flight UA-5532 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Charlottesville,VA (USA), went around from very low height on approach to Charlottesville's runway 21 but struck its right hand wing tip onto the runway surface. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 21 and landed safely about 15 minutes later.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA." but identified the aircraft erroneously as N603SK (which did the later UA-5610 flight to Charlottesville).

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Charlottesville for about 49 hours, then positioned to Tucson,AZ (USA).
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N779SK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
Manufacturer
BOMBARDIER INC
Aircraft Model / Type
CL-600-2C10
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
CRJ7
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 29, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UA-5532

Aircraft Registration
N779SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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