Atlantic Southeast CRJ2 at Charleston on Apr 5th 2013, wing tip strike on landing

Last Update: April 8, 2013 / 17:20:03 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Flight number
EV-5482

Departure
Atlanta, United States

Destination
Charleston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N838AS

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

An Atlantic Southeast Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N838AS performing flight EV-5482/DL-5482 from Atlanta,GA to Charleston,WV (USA), landed on Charleston's runway 23 at 16:13L (20:13Z), a wing tip contacted the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. Tower queried the flight just prior to issuing taxi clearance to vacate the runway whether they had encountered any windshear on short final, the crew responded the wing had just dropped. The aircraft vacated the runway and taxied to the gate.

The FAA reported the aircraft received unknown damage when the wingtip contacted the runway surface upon landing in Charleston.



Metars:
KCRW 052254Z 33010KT 10SM FEW070 17/M05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01671050
KCRW 052154Z 31011G15KT 10SM FEW070 17/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01721044
KCRW 052054Z COR 28009G17KT 10SM FEW070 17/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01721039 56011
KCRW 052054Z VRB04G17KT 10SM FEW070 17/M04 A2996
KCRW 052037Z 27008KT 10SM FEW070 17/M04 A2996 RMK AO2
KCRW 051954Z 29010G17KT 10SM FEW070 17/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01671033
KCRW 051854Z 31008KT 10SM FEW065 16/M03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01611033
KCRW 051754Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01441011 10144 20050 58015
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Flight number
EV-5482

Departure
Atlanta, United States

Destination
Charleston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N838AS

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe now
Are you a subscriber? Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

Blockaviation logo

A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.

ELITE Logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

SafetyScan Pro

SafetyScan Pro provides streamlined access to thousands of aviation accident reports. Tailored for your safety management efforts. Book your demo today

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways