Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 17 November 2022
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator: LeAir Charter Services
Registration Number: C6-CAB
Location: Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN) – ÿ Bahamas
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Nose Landing GearNose Landing Gear
Investigating Agency: AAIA BahamasAAIA Bahamas
Category: Accident
A LeAir Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, registration C6-CAB, experienced a landing malfunction at NAS/MYNN, Nassau, Bahamas. The pilot initiated a gear safe indication but failed to fully extend the nose landing gear, leading to an unsafe landing. The pilot then applied excessive control pressure to the control column during rollout, resulting in a deviation from the runway, and ultimately a runway excursion. The aircraft’s gear indication was a critical factor in the incident.A LeAir Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, registration C6-CAB, experienced a landing malfunction at NAS/MYNN, Nassau, Bahamas. The pilot initiated a gear safe indication but failed to fully extend the nose landing gear, leading to an unsafe landing. The pilot then applied excessive control pressure to the control column during rollout, resulting in a deviation from the runway, and ultimately a runway excursion. The aircraft’s gear indication was a critical factor in the incident.

Description

A LeAir Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, registration C6-CAB, operating as a passenger flight from Haiti, sustained damage subsequent to the nosegear-up landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas. The pilot in command (PIC) advised that during the approach sequence, upon selecting the landing gear handle to the down position, the gear safe indication was observed for both main gears, but not for the nose landing gear. Subsequently, an attempt was made to extend the gear using emergency procedures as per the manufacturer?s guidance outlined in the pilot operating handbook (POH). However, the unsafe gear indication was still observed. Additionally, during this time, the PIC also observed that the tiller for the aircraft nose steering was moving freely. Nassau approach control was made aware of the observed unsafe landing gear indication and a low fly-over was coordinated with the control tower where air traffic control (ATC) advised that it appeared that only the main landing gears were extended. As a result, the PIC made the decision to burn off fuel in preparation for landing the aircraft without the benefit of the nose landing gear. After conducting a few orbits within the area, the pilots were given clearance by ATC to land on runway 10 at MYNN. The pilot in command advised that during landing, back pressure was applied to the control column for an extended period during the roll out sequence, to delay the aircraft nose from coming into contact with the runway surface, and thereby maintain directional control of the aircraft. After the nose of the aircraft came into contact with the runway surface, the aircraft veered to the right side of runway 10 and eventually exited the paved runway surface at a distance of approximately 3,280 feet from threshold of runway 10.

Source of Information

https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/leair-plane-crash-lands-bahamas, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/C6CAB, https://www.airliners.net/photo/LeAir-Charter/Embraer-EMB-110P1-Bandeirante/1790284?qsp=eJyrVkrOzytJrSgJqSxIVbJSSsxJKs1V0lEqSCxKzC1WsqqGiHimKFkZmxqZG9bWAgDBFxDXhttps://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/leair-plane-crash-lands-bahamas, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/C6CAB, https://www.airliners.net/photo/LeAir-Charter/Embraer-EMB-110P1-Bandeirante/1790284?qsp=eJyrVkrOzytJrSgJqSxIVbJSSsxJKs1V0lEqSCxKzC1WsqqGiHimKFkZmxqZG9bWAgDBFxDX

Primary Cause

Failure to fully extend the nose landing gear during the gear safe indication procedure.Failure to fully extend the nose landing gear during the gear safe indication procedure.

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