Date: | Tuesday 28 August 2001 |
Time: | 18:05 |
Type: | Dassault Falcon 20C |
Owner/operator: | Grand Aire Express |
Registration: | N617GA |
MSN: | 88 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Total airframe hrs: | 13282 hours |
Engine model: | General Electric CF700-2D2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Detroit City Airport, MI (DET) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Detroit City Airport, MI (DET/KDET) |
Destination airport: | Rockford-Greater Rockford Airport, IL (RFD/KRFD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:After takeoff at an altitude of about 600 feet, the cockpit door popped open and the crew noticed the cargo door was open. The captain elected to return to land. The captain reported he requested repeatedly for gear and flaps extension, but the copilot was late in doing so and it "caused us to overshoot the runway centerline." The copilot then began calling for a go around/missed approach at which time he raised the gear and the retracted some of the flaps. The copilot reported the captain continued to descend toward the runway and overshot the runway centerline to the right. The copilot reported that at this time he lowered the gear. The nose gear extended prior to touchdown, however the main gear did not. The airplane touched down approximately 1/2 way down the runway and traveled off the end.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The wheels up landing performed by the flightcrew during the emergency landing and improper aircraft preflight by the pilot in command. Factors were the unsecured cargo door, the cemetery fence, and the lack of crew coordination during the flight."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI01LA296 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB id. CHI01LA296
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