Sony Falcon 900 vs. Steamroller

[mzaharis]

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Falcon_vs_AsphaltRoller_196434-1.html

 

[Kiwi]

Can you post this here as i can't view it without joining up to yet another website...

 

[mzaharis]

Don't have the photos, but here's the text. Basically, Sony's 900 collided with a small steamroller at Teterboro, ripping off the outer few feet of the left wingtip.

"If you've ever wondered what happens when an expensive business jet collides with an asphalt roller, you might ask Sony Corp. Their Mystere Falcon 900 was taxiing for departure from Teterboro Airport last Sept. 28 when the left wing clipped the machine on a taxiway. According to the NTSB preliminary report, neither the captain of the Falcon, nor the roller operator claimed to see the other coming. No one was hurt but we suspect it ruined a lot people's day."

 

[ultrarunner]

If the steam roller was more in board on the wing, there would have prly just been a dent in the slat. Bummer it got the tip.

Still quite a bit of damage for being a Dassault product.