Dassault Falcon 10 crash, Jan 24, 1996, Detroit-Metropoli...
Dassault Falcon 10 accident on January 24, 1996 near Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of...
- Date: January 24, 1996
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 10
- Location: Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the right landing gear locking mechanism. The downlock could be overcome by physical force, and a shim had moved out of position in the safety lock switch assembly.
A Falcon 10 on a corporate flight from Philadelphia got an unsafe indication from the right main landing gear and diverted to Detroit. The gear was not confirmed locked and collapsed during landing, and the aircraft slid sideways and came to rest in a field. No one was injured.