ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220324
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| Date: | Friday 28 December 2018 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan |
| Owner/operator: | Fly BVI |
| Registration: | N97AQ |
| MSN: | 404-0135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Terrance B. Lettsome Airport, Beef Island -
 British Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tortola-Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Beef Island (EIS/TUPJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was the only person on board for the repositioning flight which was in night VMC. He received landing clearance and the winds were reported to be gusty. He configured the aircraft for landing and enquired twice about the wind conditions before deciding to leave the flaps at their current setting of 10°.
As the aircraft flared and contacted the runway, the pilot realised that he had not lowered the landing gear. The aircraft came to rest on the runway and he was uninjured.
The pilot attributed the accident to failing to complete his checklist and confirm that the landing gear was down and locked. He considered that a contributory factor was allowing himself to become distracted when flying at night in turbulent and gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/fly-bvi-plane-crash-lands-terence-b-lettsome-international-
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N97AQ%20
https://flybvi.com/aircraft/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2018 03:10 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Apr-2019 15:09 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-May-2022 03:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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