At 13:03 mountain time, a Beech 200 made an intentional wheels-up landing at Greeley-Weld County Airport. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. After takeoff from Broomfield, Colo., the pilot heard a noise while retracting the landing gear and noticed a gear in-transit indication. He attempted to cycle the landing gear, but had no success. Attempts to extend the gear manually also failed. The pilot circled the area for nearly five hours to burn off fuel, then diverted to Greeley for the wheels-up landing. Damage was confined to the landing gear doors, antennae, and one propeller tip.
May 08, Greeley, Colo. / Beech King Air
At 13:03 mountain time, a Beech 200 made an intentional wheels-up landing at Greeley-Weld County Airport. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. After takeoff from Broomfield, Colo., the pilot heard a noise while retracting the landing gear and noticed a gear in-transit indication. He attempted to cycle the landing gear, but had no success. Attempts to extend the gear manually also failed. The pilot circled the area for nearly five hours to burn off fuel, then diverted to Greeley for the wheels-up landing. Damage was confined to the landing gear doors, antennae, and one propeller tip....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 200 performed an intentional wheels-up landing at Greeley-Weld County Airport, resulting in no injuries to the pilot or five passengers.
- The incident was caused by a landing gear malfunction after takeoff, where the gear failed to retract properly and could not be extended by any means.
- The pilot circled for nearly five hours to burn off fuel before executing the landing, which resulted in minimal damage confined to the landing gear doors, antennae, and one propeller tip.
Key takeaways sponsored by Aviator Pro | Start Your Training ->
See a mistake? Contact us.
