Pilot Debrief

SHORT BROS SD3 60 near Kapolei, HI — 2015-06-30

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Date
2015-06-30
Location
Kapolei, HI, USA
Airport
JRF
Aircraft
SHORT BROS SD3 60
Registration
N221LM
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.

NTSB narrative

The captain/check pilot was conducting a scheduled flight check of the first officer. The pilots reported that the approach was uneventful and that they thought that they had completed the Before Landing checklist, which included extending the landing gear and verifying that it was down before landing. However, the airplane landed with the gear up. The airplane had a tricycle landing gear with a fully retractable nose gear and partially retractable main gear. During the landing roll, about a few hundred feet after touchdown on the main gear and as the airplane's nose was lowered, the forward bottom section of the fuselage contacted the runway surface, which resulted in substantial damage. Once the airplane came to a stop, the pilots safely egressed. The pilots reported that they landed the airplane with the landing gear inadvertently retracted.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Ensuring landing gear was down before final approach.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 4 docket documents
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Docket documents4

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