National Transportation Safety Board Printed on : 1/11/2011 2:09:18 PM

Washington, DC 20594

Brief of Accident

Adopted 10/12/2006

DEN06LA038
File No. 20330 02/09/2006 Aspen, CO Aircraft Reg No. N900LG Time (Local): 12:45 MST

Make/Model: Canadair / CL-600 Fatal Serious Minor/None

Engine Make/Model: Honeywell / ALF-502-C Crew 0 0 2
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Pass 0 0 1
Number of Engines: 2
Operating Certificate(s): None
Type of Flight Operation: Business
Reg. Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation

Last Depart. Point: VAN NUYS, CA Condition of Light: Day

Destination: Same as Accident/Incident Location Weather Info Src: Weather Observation Facility
Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Basic Weather: Visual Conditions
Airport Name: ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD Lowest Ceiling: None
Runway Identification: 15 Visibility: 10.00 SM
Runway Length/Width (Ft): 7006 / 100 Wind Dir/Speed: Calm
Runway Surface: Asphalt Temperature (°C): 6
Runway Surface Condition: Dry Precip/Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation

Pilot-in-Command Age: 52 Flight Time (Hours)

Certificate(s)/Rating(s) Total All Aircraft: 11800

Airline Transport; Flight Instructor; Commercial; Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land Last 90 Days: 41
Total Make/Model: 350
Instrument Ratings Total Instrument Time: 1737
Airplane

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.
 Brief of Accident (Continued)

DEN06LA038
File No. 20330 02/09/2006 Aspen, CO Aircraft Reg No. N900LG Time (Local): 12:45 MST

Occurrence #1: VORTEX TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED

Phase of Operation: LANDING - FLARE/TOUCHDOWN
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Occurrence #2: LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT

Phase of Operation: LANDING - FLARE/TOUCHDOWN

Findings
1. (C) AIRCRAFT CONTROL - NOT POSSIBLE - PILOT IN COMMAND
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Occurrence #3: IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER

Phase of Operation: DESCENT - UNCONTROLLED

Findings
2. TERRAIN CONDITION - RUNWAY

Findings Legend: (C) = Cause, (F) = Factor

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The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
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.