Narrative:A Cessna 550 Citation Bravo sustained damage in a landing accident at Bremen Airport in Germany.
The aircraft departed Cannes-Mandelieu Airport in France at 16:16 hours local time. The aircraft was being ferried to Bremen to undergo a 'Phase five inspection'. On board were a captain, an engineer and a flight attendant. When the undercarriage was retracted after takeoff, the green 'gear down' light of the left hand main landing gear remained illuminated. A visual inspection revealed that the landing gear was retracted.
The en route and descent part of the flight were uneventful. At 18:22 the controller cleared the flight to land: "...wind three hundred degrees, one one knots runway two seven cleared to land."
Upon touchdown at 18:27, the left hand wing hit the runway and the aircraft slewed to the left and went off the side of the runway after about 400 meters. It came to rest in the grass.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Germany |
Status: | Investigation ongoing |
Accident number: | BFU 17-1455-AX |
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Classification:
Gear-up landing
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
» BFU
METAR Weather report:
16:20 UTC / 17:20 local time:
EDDW 291620Z 30013KT 9999 SCT028 09/04 Q1012 TEMPO 30015G25KT17:20 UTC / 18:20 local time:
EDDW 291720Z 30011KT 9999 FEW028 08/04 Q1013 NOSIG18:20 UTC / 19:20 local time:
EDDW 291820Z AUTO 30011KT //// R27/P2000N // ///////// 08/04 Q1014 NOSIG
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Cannes-Mandelieu Airport to Bremen Airport as the crow flies is 1058 km (661 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.