Bombardier CL-600 N900LG

Summary

On 9 February 2006 at about 19:45 local time, a Bombardier CL-600 registered N900LG was involved in an accident near Aspen, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 February 2006 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field (ASE)

Coordinates

39.2233, -106.8683

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600

Registration

N900LG

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Van Nuys → Aspen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06LA038

Nobody was injured.

the flight's encounter with wake turbulence from the departing airplane resulting in the pilot's inability to control the airplane and the subsequent impact with the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 15 when the airplane encountered wake vortices from an aircraft which had just departed runway 33. At 50 feet above ground level, the airplane rolled hard to the left and the stall warning horn activated. The pilot added power and the airplane rolled hard to the right. The pilot was able to stop the roll; however, the nose dropped and the right main landing gear impacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airframe, flight controls, engines, or weather.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.