Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 December 1993
Aircraft Type: GAF Nomad N.24A
Owner/operator: Skywest Aviation
Registration Number: VH-DHF
Location: Douglas-Daly Experiment Station Airstrip, NT –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Landing gear systemLanding gear system
Category: Accident
An aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted due to a pilot?s distracted attention during the approach, which resulted in a potential loss of situational awareness.An aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted due to a pilot?s distracted attention during the approach, which resulted in a potential loss of situational awareness.
Description
The aircraft was landed with the landing gear retracted. The pilot advised that he may have been distracted during the approach by his aerial inspection of the strip.
Source of Information
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199304128/https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1993/aair/199304128/Primary Cause
Pilot distraction during approach due to aerial inspection.Pilot distraction during approach due to aerial inspection.Share on:
