Beechcraft E18 crash, Mar 23, 1995, Walker's Cay
Beechcraft E18 accident on March 23, 1995 near Walker's Cay, North Abaco, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach configuration leading to a...
- Date: March 23, 1995
- Aircraft: Beechcraft E18
- Location: Walker's Cay, North Abaco, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration leading to a long landing, followed by a go-around in which the passenger retracted the landing gear by mistake.
A cargo Beechcraft E18S landed long at Walker's Cay after a wrong approach configuration. During the go-around, the passenger in the right seat retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps, the aircraft settled onto the runway and the propellers struck, and a fire started. The pilot ditched just offshore, and both occupants were seriously injured.