Plane Landed With Tailwind In Thunderstorm

Last week's runway overrun incident involving a United Express regional jet at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee is receiving added scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration.

As Aero-News reported, the incident -- one of two Tuesday involving aircraft flying as United Express flights-- occurred when a CRJ-200 flying for regional carrier Skywest  overran the runway upon landing at CWA. The jet ended up stuck in the mud, about 200 yards off the departure end of 6,500-foot Runway 35.

None of the 47 people onboard the CRJ were injured in the accident.

FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory told the Associated Press that the incident was very unusual, and that the agency is mounting a full investigation.

The FAA's Preliminary Report states the plane's pilot requested Runway 35, although reported wind conditions -- 140 at 10 knots -- would have favored landing on Runway 17. A thunderstorm was also in the area at the time.

The report adds the plane "did not slow down" after landing.
 
**   Report created 6/2/2006   Record 15
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 962SW        Make/Model: CL60      Description: CL-600/601/604 Challenger (CC-144, CE-14
  Date: 05/31/2006     Time: 2055

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: MOSINER   State: WI   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  SKW 6979 INBOUND REQUESTED RW35 WIND WAS 140 AT 10 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED
  DOWN AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND WENT INTO OVER RUN AREA. PILOT ADVISED NO
  INJURIES, MOSINER, WI

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: 1410 VIS 5SM AND TSRA OVC 039 19/19 A3005

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.skywest.com