Flight Safety Information January 5, 2014 - No. 005 In This Issue Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3R Accident - Aspen, Colorado Think ARGUS PROS Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3R Accident - Aspen, Colorado Status: Preliminary Date: Sunday 5 January 2014 Time: ca 12:22 Type: Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3R Operator: private Registration: N115WF C/n / msn: 5153 First flight: 1994 Engines: 2 General Electric CF34-3A1 Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: Total: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 Airplane damage: Substantial Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, CO (ASE) (United States of America) show on map Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Tucson International Airport, AZ (TUS/KTUS), United States of America Destination airport: Aspen Airport, CO (ASE/KASE), United States of America Narrative: A Canadair Challenger 601 corporate jet, registered N115WF, sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, CO (ASE). The airplane came to rest upside down on runway 15. The right hand wing had broken off and a fire erupted. Three people were on board the airplane, the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office said. One person died in the crash, one person has major to severe injuries and one person has minor to moderate injuries. Challenger N115WF arrived at Tucson International Airport, AZ (TUS) about 08:47 MST following a flight from Toluca (TLC), Mexico. The airplane then departed at 10:04 MST, bound for Aspen, CO. Audio from the Aspen Tower frequency shows N115WF being cleared to land about 12:20: "November one one five Wiskey Foxtrot wind three three zero at one six, runway one five cleared to land. One minute average three two zero, one four, gust two five." This clearance was confirmed by N115WF: "Roger one one five Wiskey Foxtrot." The last automated weather report before the accident read: KASE 051853Z 31009G28KT 270V360 9SM HZ FEW035 BKN046 OVC050 M11/M20 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 33028/1851 SLP243 T11111200 $ 18:53 UTC (11:53 LT): Wind 310 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 28 knots; wind variable between 270 and 360 degrees; Visibility: 9 miles in haze; few clouds at 3500 feet AGL, broken clouds at 4600 feet AGL, overcast cloud deck at 5000 feet AGL; Temperature: -11°C, Dew point -20°C; pressure 30.07 inches Hg. www.aviation-safety.net