Hawker Siddeley DH.125-400A N125HG
7 November 1992 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1992 at about 01:52 local time, a Hawker Siddeley DH.125-400A registered N125HG, operated by Starstuck Jet Aviation Svcs., was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 5 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville Intl. (BNA)
- Coordinates
- 36.1595, -86.6691
- Aircraft
- Hawker Siddeley DH.125-400A
- Registration
- N125HG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Starstuck Jet Aviation Svcs.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gallatin → Madison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL93FA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
THE COMPANY MECHANIC'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A FOREIGN OBJECT (FLASHLIGHT) BEING LEFT IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A 'CRUNCHING' SOUND, FOLLOWED BY A 'NOSE GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR, THEY ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A MECHANIC EMPLOYED BY THE OPERATOR HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT A 10-INCH FLASHLIGHT IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR WELL DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. DURING THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR BECAME JAMMED BY THE FLASHLIGHT, AND COULD NOT BE RAISED OR LOWERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hawker Siddeley DH125 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1991 | Hawker Siddeley DH.125-1A/522 | San Diego, California, United States | Prestige Tours, Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1992 | Cessna 177B | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Cleary, Peter J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft J-35 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Webster, Gordon | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | C & G Aircraft Sales, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | Snyder, Michael C. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1992 | Cessna U206G | Lafayette, Tennessee, United States | Buckner Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1992 | Burkhart Grob G103 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Robert L. Davis | Serious injuries | - |