Narrative:
The Shorts 360 sustained substantial damage following a gear up landing at the Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii. Both pilots were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight check flight which originated from Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii at about 18:50.
During the check flight four VOR-DME approaches were flown to runway 4R with a circle to land on runway 22L. After the fourth approach the aircraft landed with the undercarriage retracted. The aircraft rolled on the main gear, which still extends about 5-6 inches when retracted until the nose contacted the runway.
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."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 29 June 2015 |
| Time: | 19:54 |
| Type: |  Shorts 360-300 |
| Operator: | Transair (Cargo) |
| Registration: | N221LM |
| MSN: | SH.3722 |
| First flight: | 1987-06-19 (28 years ) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30364 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Kapolei-Kalaeloa Airport, HI (JRF) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America |
| Kapolei-Kalaeloa Airport, HI (JRF/PHJR), United States of America |
The Shorts 360 sustained substantial damage following a gear up landing at the Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii. Both pilots were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight check flight which originated from Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii at about 18:50.
During the check flight four VOR-DME approaches were flown to runway 4R with a circle to land on runway 22L. After the fourth approach the aircraft landed with the undercarriage retracted. The aircraft rolled on the main gear, which still extends about 5-6 inches when retracted until the nose contacted the runway.
Probable Cause:
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."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Kapolei-Kalaeloa Airport, HI as the crow flies is 15 km (9 miles).
Distance from Honolulu International Airport, HI to Kapolei-Kalaeloa Airport, HI as the crow flies is 15 km (9 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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