Accident Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros N139CG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171850
 
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Date:Saturday 16 December 2000
Time:14:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic L39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N139CG
MSN: 332748
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Hilton Head Island Airport, Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Caroli -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:HXD
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot stated that he had been flying for about 20 minutes and became concerned that fog may be moving into the airport area so he returned for a landing. During landing the pilot said he did not extend the landing gear on the downwind leg as he normally did, and he realized he had not done so late, just prior to landing. He said the landing gear touched the runway before it was fully extended and locked. According to the pilot the landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid on its belly to a stop on the runway, incurring substantial damage. The pilot said that no mechanical malfunctions existed with either the aircraft, or its systems prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and failure to follow the prelanding checklist, resulting in the landing gear not being lowered in sufficient time to be verified down and locked, which resulted in a wheels up landing and substantial damage to the airplane.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA01LA044
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001226X45491&key=1
FAA register: 3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=139CG

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Dec-2014 20:38 Dr. John Smith Added
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
12-Dec-2017 19:36 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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