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Pilot Zone => Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) => Topic started by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on September 20, 2022, 04:11:23 PM

Title: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on September 20, 2022, 04:11:23 PM
We had a gear up landing of a biz jet this morning at the regional airport we can see from our house. We didn’t see the event but saw the smoke, plane and emergency vehicles. Plane is still there. I wonder if they have to wait for NTSB to investigate before moving it?

Ten people on board, all safe, thankfully.
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Anthony on September 20, 2022, 04:20:08 PM
That had to suck. Mechanical failure?
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on September 20, 2022, 04:25:30 PM
So far they’re not saying why the gear was not down. If the pilot knew they weren’t down, it seems he’d have called for foam or what all preparations are made for that. From what we saw it looked like an event and then a response, not a planned thing.
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Rush on September 20, 2022, 05:16:01 PM
Ouch.  That sounds like, forgot to put the gear down.  Don’t biz jets have some kind of alarm or something if the gear isn’t down and you are in landing configuration?
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on September 21, 2022, 10:31:52 AM
Update.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eye-surgery-teams-jet-crashes-at-pasco-airport-no-injuries/
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Rush on September 21, 2022, 11:03:53 AM
That must have been terrifying.  Glad they all escaped the fire!
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: nddons on September 21, 2022, 12:16:30 PM
Quote from: Becky (My pronouns are Trump/won/bigly) on September 21, 2022, 10:31:52 AM
Update.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eye-surgery-teams-jet-crashes-at-pasco-airport-no-injuries/
Looks like more than a gear up landing.
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on September 21, 2022, 01:53:38 PM
Quote from: nddons on September 21, 2022, 12:16:30 PM
Looks like more than a gear up landing.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Biz jet gear up landing
Post by: Rush on September 21, 2022, 02:27:09 PM
Yep something else went wrong here.