Pinnacle Airlines Flight 4712 Runway Excursion at Cherry Capital Airport (N8905F)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On April 12, 2007, at approximately 0043 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier/Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) CL600-2B19, registration N8905F, operated as Pinnacle Airlines flight 4712, experienced a runway excursion. The aircraft ran off the departure end of runway 28 after landing at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) in Traverse City, Michigan. The incident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft, but there were no injuries among the 49 passengers, including 3 lap-held infants, and 3 crewmembers on board. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121. The flight had departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul International (Wold-Chamberlain) Airport (MSP) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at approximately 2153 central daylight time (CDT). Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed during the accident flight, which was conducted on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Weather at the time was reported as snowing. The official accident investigation report is designated as NTSB/AAR-08-02 and is available from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).