ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145357
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 2012 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 550B Citation Bravo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CGEI |
| MSN: | 550-0951 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW530A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Bournemouth Airport, Parley Lane, Christchurch, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | London-Biggin Hill Airport (BQH/EGKB) |
| Bournemouth International Airport (BOH/EGHH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On approach to Bournemouth Airport - BOH/EGHH the nose wheel of a Cessna 550 Citation Bravo would not lower. All attempts to solve the problem failed & the aircraft landed with the nose wheel retracted. Damage to underside & nose area. The three occupants escaped unhurt. According to the summary of the AAIB report into the incident:
"The aircraft was being flown from Biggin Hill where it had undergone an interior refurbishment and a repaint. During the approach to land at Gloucester the nose landing gear failed to extend using both the normal and emergency systems. The aircraft landed with the nose landing gear retracted, damaging the lower forward fuselage and nose landing gear (NLG) doors. The flight crew were uninjured and exited the aircraft through the main cabin door."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Lower forward fuselage and nose landing gear doors
damaged".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. eyewitness report
2. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ee0ded915d13740001dd/Cessna_550_Citation_Bravo_G-CGEI_10-12.pdf
3. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=CGEI
4. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9679471.Bournemouth_Airport_drama__emergency_landing_as_nose_wheel_jams/?ref=m
Media:
Cessna Citation 550 at Gloucester Staverton, 06/10/13:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2012 13:48 | sharla | Added |
| 30-Apr-2012 18:26 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 01-May-2012 01:06 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 01-May-2012 03:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2012 11:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 26-Nov-2014 14:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2016 16:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 26-Dec-2016 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2016 16:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2022 23:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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