Narrative:
Berry Aviation flight BYA233, a Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia, performed a gear-up landing at Detroit-Willow Run Airport, Michigan (YIP).
ADS-B data show that the aircraft departed YIP at 04:37 UTC, bound for Akron/Canton Regional Airport, Ohio.
A review of the LiveATC.net audio revealed that the crew requested a return to KYIP. Shortly thereafter an emergency was declared. The flight was vectored for, then cleared for a visual approach to runway 5R at YIP.
Track data indicated the airplane conducted two low passes over YIP, before landing at 05:08 UTC.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 7 March 2021 |
| Time: | 05:08 UTC |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia |
| Operator: | Berry Aviation |
| Registration: | N233SW |
| MSN: | 120307 |
| First flight: | 1995 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP/KYIP), United States of America |
| Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | BYA233 |
Berry Aviation flight BYA233, a Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia, performed a gear-up landing at Detroit-Willow Run Airport, Michigan (YIP).
ADS-B data show that the aircraft departed YIP at 04:37 UTC, bound for Akron/Canton Regional Airport, Ohio.
A review of the LiveATC.net audio revealed that the crew requested a return to KYIP. Shortly thereafter an emergency was declared. The flight was vectored for, then cleared for a visual approach to runway 5R at YIP.
Track data indicated the airplane conducted two low passes over YIP, before landing at 05:08 UTC.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Photo of the aircraft being broken up at YIPPhotos
Video, social media
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from Flightradar24.
Distance from Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI to Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH as the crow flies is 226 km (141 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI to Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH as the crow flies is 226 km (141 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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