Skywest CRJ7 at Charlottesville on Dec 29th 2025, wing tip strike
Last Update: December 31, 2025 / 19:04:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
UA-5532
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Charlottesville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N779SK
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
UA-5532
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Charlottesville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N779SK
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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