Short Bros SD3 60 N221LM

Summary

On 30 June 2015 at about 05:44 local time, a Short Bros SD3 60 registered N221LM, operated by Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii, was involved in an accident near Kapolei, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 June 2015 at 05:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Kapolei, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Kalaeloa (John Rodgers Field) (JRF)

Coordinates

21.3072, -158.0703

Aircraft

Short Bros SD3 60

Registration

N221LM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1987

Engines

2

Operator

Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Honolulu

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR15LA202

Nobody was injured.

The pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain/check pilot was conducting a scheduled flight check of the first officer. The pilots reported that the approach was uneventful and that they thought that they had completed the Before Landing checklist, which included extending the landing gear and verifying that it was down before landing. However, the airplane landed with the gear up. The airplane had a tricycle landing gear with a fully retractable nose gear and partially retractable main gear. During the landing roll, about a few hundred feet after touchdown on the main gear and as the airplane's nose was lowered, the forward bottom section of the fuselage contacted the runway surface, which resulted in substantial damage. Once the airplane came to a stop, the pilots safely egressed. The pilots reported that they landed the airplane with the landing gear inadvertently retracted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.