Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 6 March 2014
Aircraft Type: Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000
Owner/operator: TAG Aviation Espa¤a
Registration Number: EC-LTF
Location: Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) – ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) and Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM).Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) and Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM).
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
A Global 6000 corporate jet experienced a landing incident at Prestwick Airport due to an unusual landing technique employed by the captain. The captain, during approach, initiated a crosswind landing using a technique not covered in standard training material, resulting in a right-wing touchdown on the runway. The pilot was utilizing a Head-Up Display (HUD) and visual obstructions on the HUD screen may have impeded their view of the runway, impacting their situational awareness.A Global 6000 corporate jet experienced a landing incident at Prestwick Airport due to an unusual landing technique employed by the captain. The captain, during approach, initiated a crosswind landing using a technique not covered in standard training material, resulting in a right-wing touchdown on the runway. The pilot was utilizing a Head-Up Display (HUD) and visual obstructions on the HUD screen may have impeded their view of the runway, impacting their situational awareness.

Description

A Global 6000 corporate jet, EC-LTF, took off from Madrid-Barajas at 15:15 hrs for a flight to Prestwick Airport. A training captain, conducting annual line checks on the pilots, occupied the jump seat. The captain was Pilot Flying. The flight proceeded without incident until the captain started the approach at night to runway 12 at Prestwick. The crosswind component was calculated being 11 knots. The right wing touched the runway on landing. The technique employed during the landing was different from that recommended in training material published by the manufacturer. Furthermore, the information in the training material about crosswind landings, and data on reduced wingtip clearance with increasing pitch attitude, had not been incorporated into the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM ) or the Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM). The pilot flying (PF) was looking through a Head-Up Display (HUD) and his view of the runway may have been impeded because the symbols on the HUD screen were set too bright. The report did not contain a probable cause statement.

Source of Information

http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/GL6T,_Prestwick_UK,_2014_(LOC_HF)http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/GL6T,_Prestwick_UK,_2014_(LOC_HF)

Primary Cause

Incorrect landing technique and failure to incorporate standard training material regarding crosswind landings and reduced wingtip clearance.Incorrect landing technique and failure to incorporate standard training material regarding crosswind landings and reduced wingtip clearance.

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