Narrative:
The pilot dropped the checklist on takeoff and the check airman elected to continue without the checklist. The crew thus forgot to lower the gear on the approach for a runway 23R touch-and-go landing. The propellers struck the runway. An emergency was declared and a turn was made (with the no. 2 prop feathered) for a runway 05L landing. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed,
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to use the airplane checklist which resulted in a gear up landing; and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with the ground."
Runway mishap
» NTSB
» Scramble 155
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1992 |
| Time: | 00:13 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace 3101 Jetstream 31 |
| Operated by: | CCAir |
| On behalf of: | USAir Express |
| Registration: | N165PC |
| MSN: | 683 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10607 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10UGR |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2,3 km (1.4 mls) SW of Knoxville-Mc Ghee Tyson Airport, TN (TYS) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville-McGhee Tyson Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS), United States of America |
| Knoxville-McGhee Tyson Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS), United States of America |
The pilot dropped the checklist on takeoff and the check airman elected to continue without the checklist. The crew thus forgot to lower the gear on the approach for a runway 23R touch-and-go landing. The propellers struck the runway. An emergency was declared and a turn was made (with the no. 2 prop feathered) for a runway 05L landing. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed,
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to use the airplane checklist which resulted in a gear up landing; and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with the ground."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/94 (#37)» NTSB
» Scramble 155
Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 3 Safety Recommendations
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