Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 March 1998
Aircraft Type: Learjet 23
Owner/operator: Sierra West Airlines
Registration Number: N37BL
Location: Oakdale Airport, CA (ODC) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Learjet 23, N37BL, experienced significant damage during landing at Oakdale, California, due to a failure to extend the landing gear. Both pilots were uninjured. The flight was a familiarization and training flight with favorable weather conditions and no filed flight plan.A Learjet 23, N37BL, experienced significant damage during landing at Oakdale, California, due to a failure to extend the landing gear. Both pilots were uninjured. The flight was a familiarization and training flight with favorable weather conditions and no filed flight plan.
Description
A Learjet 23, N37BL, was substantially damaged when it landed gear up at the Oakdale, California, airport. Both pilots were not injured. The flight was operating on a familiarization and training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before landing.”
Primary Cause
Failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before landing.Failure of the flight crew to extend the landing gear before landing.Share on:
