ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279145
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| Date: | Thursday 14 October 2021 |
| Time: | 08:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Fastwing Air Charter Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BTFT |
| MSN: | TH-979 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-CB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rochester Airport, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Thruxton Airport (EGHO) |
| Rochester Airport (RCS/EGTO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Beech 58, G-BTFT: Aircraft landed gear up, Rochester Airport, Kent, 14 October 2021. The AAIB Final Report into the incident was published on 9 June 2022, and the following is an excerpt from it...
"The aircraft had been flown from Thruxton to Rochester Airport. The pilot called ahead and requested joining instructions with approximately 10 miles to run. Approximately seven minutes later the pilot advised that he was unable to see the airfield but then, four minutes after that, he reported downwind.
Soon after, the aircraft was observed turning onto finals. A message was passed to the pilot with wind information and authorising landing, at his discretion, on Runway 20. The aircraft landed and an airport staff witness, who was watching the landing, described it as “smooth”, but they “suddenly” noticed the aircraft had landed ‘wheels up’ and was now sliding to a stop on the runway.
An emergency response was initiated, the aircraft was made safe, and the pilot and passenger vacated without
injury. All of the blades on both propellers were found bent, the underside of the fuselage was distorted and buckled and both flap trailing edges were damaged.
=AAIB Conclusion=
It appears that several contributory factors may have combined to cause the aircraft to land with its landing gear retracted. A transient landing gear technical fault, which prevented extension if down was selected, cannot be ruled out.
=Damage sustained to airframe=
Per the above AAIB report "All propeller blades bent, flap trailing edges distorted and underside of the aircraft fuselage buckled"
Ex-N2036W (US registry); Became G-BTFT on 14 March 1991. The Radarbox website (see link #2) notes that G-BTFT had apparently not flown since 14 October 2021 - the date of this incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/627a80ee8fa8f57d86f3f0d0/Beech_58_G-BTFT_06-22.pdf
2. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-BTFT
3. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-BTFT/909386
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2022 00:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 06:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report] |
| 02-Nov-2023 12:38 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Accident report]] |
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