Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N17231
17 April 2004 · Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 2004 at about 20:55 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N17231, operated by Mesa Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Colorado Springs Municipal (COS)
- Coordinates
- 38.8058, -104.7003
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2B19
- Registration
- N17231
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mesa Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Colorado Spring
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN04IA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Probable cause
The failed air conditioning fan by-pass check valve and the subsequent overtemperature of the air conditioning pack.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain said that while taxiing to the gate after landing, the flight attendant reported that there was smoke in the cabin. The captain said he called the flight attendant back to get more details. The flight attendant told him the cabin was full of smoke. The captain stopped the airplane, set the parking brake, and ordered the airplane evacuated. The passengers and crew evacuated the airplane. The flight attendant described the smoke as blue in color and smelling like burning oil. An examination of the airplane showed that a fan by-pass check valve in the right air conditioning pact failed causing the air conditioning pack to overheat.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL-600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2004 | Bombardier CL-600 | Snow Hill, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Skywest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2C10 | Austin, Texas, United States | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2C10 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Horizon Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Mesa Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2A12 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Air Castle Corporation | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2004 | Gates Learjet 25B | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | American Jets, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2004 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Dec 2004 | Piper J3C-65 | Monte Vista, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Bellanca 14-19-3A | Estes Park, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2004 | Cessna 172P | Loveland, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2004 | Dassault DA-20 FALCON JET | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |