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| Date: | Tuesday 30 October 2001 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-2P1 Adv. (RE) (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Jet Aviation Business Jets, Opf Dunview Ltd. |
| Registration: | VP-CZY |
| MSN: | 21595/1406 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) |
| London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, which was on a flight from Istanbul, Turkey, was vectored for an approach to Runway 26 at London Luton Airport. The Luton ATIS for1830 hrs gave the following conditions: surface wind 220°/16kt (varying from 260° to 140°), visibility 8km, cloud base 2,000 feet, temperature 14° C with a report of windshear on final approach.
The approach proceeded uneventfully with the indicated airspeed varying plus or minus 5 kt in continuous light turbulence. The calculated approach speed (Vref) was 129 kt and the crew decided to add a further 12 kt to take into account the variable wind and reported windshear. The "bug" speed for the approach was therefore 141 kts and the pilot estimates the aircraft crossed the runway threshold at 50 feet at 135 kts. At about 20 feet above the runway the pilot felt the aircraft sink rapidly and he responded by quickly raising the nose to 7°- 8° nose-up pitch. This action had very
little effect on the rate of descent and the aircraft touched down firmly on both main wheels and bounced back into the air. The pilot raised the nose further to cushion the bounce and in the course of the second touchdown the tail skid struck the ground. As the aircraft cleared the runway the pilot of another aircraft reported debris on the runway. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed that the tail skid plate had been scraped off, the tail skid had been depressed by about 3 inches, two thirds of the No 3 VHF aerial had broken off and the aircraft skin around the aerial had buckled.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f5cc40f0b613460005f1/dft_avsafety_pdf_500785.pdf
https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/138802/VP-CZY
https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/VP-CZY/500456?seo=727-2P1_Dunview
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/523205 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2025 17:34 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 17-Feb-2025 17:37 | ASN | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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