ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322296
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 October 2005 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Learjet 25D |
| Owner/operator: | Best AeroNet Aviation |
| Registration: | N888DV |
| MSN: | 25-370 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CJ610-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sacramento-McClellan Airfield, CA (MCC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento-Mather Airport, CA (MHR/KMHR) |
| Sacramento-McClellan Airfield, CA (MCC/KMCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crew landed on runway 16 with the landing gear in the retracted position. While the airplane was on the base leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot heard a helicopter pilot make a transmission over the common radio frequency. As he completed the before landing checklist the pilot searched for the helicopter that he heard over the radio. During the landing flare he realized something was amiss and looked down at the instrument panel. He noticed that the landing gear lights were illuminated red. Just prior to contacting the runway surface he reached for the landing gear handle and manipulated it in the down position. The airplane made a smooth touchdown with the landing gear in the retracted position. The pilot stated that he did not make the proper check for the gear extension due to the timing of the helicopter distraction. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine, stating that the accident was the result of pilot error.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear and to verify they were in the down and locked position prior to touchdown. A related factor was his diverted attention."
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photo (c) Aeroprints.com; Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport, IL (KTIP); 30 April 2013
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