ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362705
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1992 |
| Time: | 21:52 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley DH.125-400A |
| Owner/operator: | Starstuck Jet Aviation Svcs. |
| Registration: | N125HG |
| MSN: | 25250 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6752 hours |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TFE 731-3-1H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nashville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Gallatin, TN (M33) |
| Madison, WI (KMSN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A 'CRUNCHING' SOUND, FOLLOWED BY A 'NOSE GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR, THEY ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A MECHANIC EMPLOYED BY THE OPERATOR HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT A 10-INCH FLASHLIGHT IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR WELL DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. DURING THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR BECAME JAMMED BY THE FLASHLIGHT, AND COULD NOT BE RAISED OR LOWERED.
Probable Cause: THE COMPANY MECHANIC'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A FOREIGN OBJECT (FLASHLIGHT) BEING LEFT IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93FA021
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 09:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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