Status:	Definitief
Datum:	08 MRT 2001
Tijd:	21:20
Type:	Cessna 525 CitationJet
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Wilmington Trust
Registratie:	N909M
Constructienummer:	525-0249
Bouwjaar:	1998
Motoren:	2 Williams International FJ44-1A
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1
Schade:	Groot
Gevolgen:	Repaired
Plaats:	Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM) (Duitsland)
Fase:	Landing (LDG)
Soort vlucht:	Onbekend
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Mannheim Airport (MHG/EDFM), Duitsland
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM/EDDH), Duitsland

Beschrijving:
About 20:45 the pilot contacted Hamburg Tower for a landing on runway 15. The aeroplane did not touch down on the runway but the pilot initiated a go-around. With the next radio contact ten minutes later, the pilot reported to the TWR controller that his CitationJet had landing gear problems. During an arranged fly-by of the aeroplane by the tower, the controller confirmed that the undercarriage was down. Nevertheless the instruments did not show three greens. About 21:20, the aircraft touched down normally with the right-hand landing gear yielding immediately. By counteracting the aeroplane movement, the pilot managed in delaying ground contact of the right-hand wing and afterwards holding the CitationJet over a distance of 1000 m on the runway. Finally the aeroplane stopped 30 m to the right beside runway 15 and appr. 300 m in front of the intersection with runway 23.

CONCLUSIONS: "The cause of the accident was that: a) the hydraulic system failed as a result of a defective
valve; b) the pilot did not accomplish the procedure recommended by the manufacturer in case the landing gear is not positively locked. A contributing factor to b) was that the instruction given by the manufacturer is not clearly formulated."

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