MITSUBISHI MU-300, CLEVELAND, OHIO, FEB. 10, 2002–Substantially damaged aircraft and uninjured pilots do not often go hand-in-hand but two pilots remained just so in an overrun at Cleveland Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF). The crew was landing after a Part 91 positioning flight from Palwaukee (Ill.) Airport (PWK) in night IMC, with snow and high winds. While the reports are still preliminary, some conflict exists over the point of touchdown: the pilots estimate they landed 500- to 600 ft down the runway; a snow plow operator said it was beyond the midpoint of the 5,101-ft runway.
Operated by Flight Options, the jet was dispatched by company personnel after it completed a flight from Marquette, Mich., to PWK. When the crew arrived in PWK and received the next leg assignment to CGF, the PIC checked weather and refueled. He called CGF tower and asked about the weather and braking reports. A Citation landed moments before and reported braking action as “good.”
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