Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N925SW

Summary

On 23 May 2010 at about 17:20 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N925SW, operated by Skywest Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Ontario, California, United States. 27 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 May 2010 at 17:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Ontario, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ontario International Airport (ONT)

Coordinates

34.0558, -117.6011

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600-2B19

Registration

N925SW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Skywest Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Francisco → Ontario

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10IA256

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the airplane’s nose landing gear to extend for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After the pilots extended the airplane’s landing gear in preparation for landing, they observed an unsafe nose landing gear indication and performed a go-around to try to correct the situation. The pilots followed the emergency procedures in the operator’s Quick Reference Handbook but were unable to lower the nose landing gear. The pilots then performed a low-level flyby so air traffic control tower (ATCT) and ground personnel could evaluate the condition of the nose landing gear. When ATCT and ground personnel confirmed that the landing gear doors were open and the nose landing gear remained retracted, the pilots decided to make an emergency landing with the nose landing gear retracted. After the main landing gear touched down, the captain held the nose off the ground as long as possible, in accordance with company procedures. The airplane slid about 2,000 feet after the nose settled to the runway before coming to a stop. During the recovery process, the nose landing gear was extended. Postaccident examination revealed no abnormalities that would have precluded normal operation of the nose landing gear system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.