Beechcraft 1900D N97UX

Summary

On 10 February 2001 at about 22:53 local time, a Beechcraft 1900D registered N97UX was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 17 people were on board and 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 2001 at 22:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)

Coordinates

41.8893, -87.6206

Aircraft

Beechcraft 1900D

Registration

N97UX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01FA084

7 people had minor injuries.

The flightcrew not lowering the landing gear and/or verifying the landing gear position as required by three separate checklists, which resulted in an inadvertent gear-up landing. A factor to the accident was the flightcrew not complying with the required minimum equipment list placard that prohibited the silencing of the landing gear warning horn.

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

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The crew unintentionally landed the airplane with the landing gear in the fully retracted position. The crew did not lower the landing gear or check the landing gear position as required on the flaps-up landing checklist, the normal landing checklist, and final checklist. According to the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), the landing gear unsafe warning horn did not sound during the entire recorded portion of the accident flight. The minimum equipment list (MEL) requires the installation of a placard that prohibits the silencing of the landing gear warning horn when the flap system is inoperative. The accident airplane had a placard that stated, "Do not silence gear warning horn." No anomalies were found with the landing gear system including the landing gear unsafe warning horn, the red landing gear control handle lighting, and the landing gear position lights. The flap system and ground proximity warning system (GPWS) were inoperative for the accident flight and were listed on the MEL as items that could be inoperative for revenue flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.