Eclipse EA500 N168TT
2 June 2011 · Nome, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 June 2011 at about 05:40 local time, a Eclipse EA500 registered N168TT was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 05:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nome, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nome (PAOM)
- Coordinates
- 64.5122, -165.4453
- Aircraft
- Eclipse EA500
- Registration
- N168TT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anadyr → Nome
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11LA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with an inoperative wing flap system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot indicated that, prior to the accident flight, the wing flaps had failed, but he decided to proceed with the flight contrary to the Airplane Flight Manual guidance. While conducting a no-flap approach to the airport, he decided that his airspeed was too fast to land, and he initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane continued to descend, and the fuselage struck the runway. The pilot was able to complete the go-around, and realized that he had not extended the landing gear. He lowered the landing gear, and landed the airplane uneventfully. He elected to remain overnight at the airport due to fatigue. The next day, he decided to test fly the airplane. During the takeoff roll, the airplane had a severe vibration, and he aborted the takeoff. During a subsequent inspection, an aviation mechanic discovered that the center wing carry-through cracked when the belly skid pad deflected up into a stringer during the gear-up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Eclipse EA500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2011 | Eclipse EA500 | Saanen, Switzerland | Liebherr-Geschaftsreiseflugzeug, GbR | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2012 | Eclipse EA500 | Eelde, Netherlands | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Eclipse EA500 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | My Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2008 | Eclipse EA500 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Eclipse EA500 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Kiernan Companies LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2008 | Eclipse EA500 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | North American Jet Charters Group, LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2011 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Northway, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Erik F. Hursh | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-20 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Randy F. Stahl | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2011 | Cessna 207 | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | Inland Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2011 | Cessna A185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Sheldon Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Cessna 180H | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Russey Reagan | No injuries | - |