EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ROANOKE, VA, OCT. 16, 2001–Thirty passengers, two pilots and one flight attendant walked away from a hard night landing in gusty crosswinds. The aircraft, however, didn’t fare as well. Although the RJ was substantially damaged in the excursion, it was flown on a scheduled flight to Charlotte the next day.
According to the captain’s NTSB report, the flight from Pittsburgh to Roanoke was uneventful. She reported, “While on short final approach to landing at Roanoke [with reported winds of 280 at 25 kt gusting to 40], there was an abrupt drop in indicated airspeed. Upon simultaneous notification of the stick shaker, I applied power accordingly and landed without apparent incident. As the landing was more firm than usual, the first officer and I mutually agreed to visually inspect the aircraft upon arrival at the gate. The visual post-flight inspection noted nothing unusual, nor any damage to the aircraft. As the occurrence noted no damage to aircraft, passengers or crew, no further action was taken.”
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