AAIB investigation to Beech 76 Duchess, G-TWNN

Wheels-up landing, Wellsbourne Mountford Airfield, Warwickshire, 3 May 2017.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 September 2017

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 3 May 2017
• Aircraft type: Beech 76 Duchess,
• Location: Wellsbourne Mountford Airfield, Warwickshire
• Registration: G-TWNN

Summary:

During a training flight the handling pilot did not lower the landing gear prior to landing and the aircraft landed with the wheels up. The commander assessed the cause of the accident to be “over-concentration on the flying and training aspects of the exercise, to the detriment of aircraft basic procedures”.

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Published 14 September 2017