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A CL65 landing at mdt hits a tail stand that had fallen off a landing C208 caravan. The caravan flight crew had missed the removal of that item during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdt |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 396541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Aircraft landed in touchdown zone and as the nose gear touchdown occurred a red object appeared on the centerline and we struck it. Copilot was flying the plane. We both saw it at the same time but touchdown speed and relatively low profile of the object didn't allow any time to avoid it. Investigation revealed the object was a tail stand from a cessna caravan that failed to remove it before flight. The aircraft (the cessna caravan) had departed his previous airport en route to harrisburg with the tail stand still attached. His arrival in harrisburg deposited it on the runway before our arrival. The caravan was not the preceding aircraft to us. Perhaps a FOD check from the airport should have been performed at closer intervals and the caravan's pilots should perform a pre- and postflt inspection of their aircraft. The regional jet we were flying required 2 new nose tires as a precaution but the object struck the belly of the aircraft denting and scratching the skin as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65 LNDG AT MDT HITS A TAIL STAND THAT HAD FALLEN OFF A LNDG C208 CARAVAN. THE CARAVAN FLC HAD MISSED THE REMOVAL OF THAT ITEM DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: ACFT LANDED IN TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED A RED OBJECT APPEARED ON THE CTRLINE AND WE STRUCK IT. COPLT WAS FLYING THE PLANE. WE BOTH SAW IT AT THE SAME TIME BUT TOUCHDOWN SPD AND RELATIVELY LOW PROFILE OF THE OBJECT DIDN'T ALLOW ANY TIME TO AVOID IT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE OBJECT WAS A TAIL STAND FROM A CESSNA CARAVAN THAT FAILED TO REMOVE IT BEFORE FLT. THE ACFT (THE CESSNA CARAVAN) HAD DEPARTED HIS PREVIOUS ARPT ENRTE TO HARRISBURG WITH THE TAIL STAND STILL ATTACHED. HIS ARR IN HARRISBURG DEPOSITED IT ON THE RWY BEFORE OUR ARR. THE CARAVAN WAS NOT THE PRECEDING ACFT TO US. PERHAPS A FOD CHK FROM THE ARPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT CLOSER INTERVALS AND THE CARAVAN'S PLTS SHOULD PERFORM A PRE- AND POSTFLT INSPECTION OF THEIR ACFT. THE REGIONAL JET WE WERE FLYING REQUIRED 2 NEW NOSE TIRES AS A PRECAUTION BUT THE OBJECT STRUCK THE BELLY OF THE ACFT DENTING AND SCRATCHING THE SKIN AS WELL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.