BAe 125 crash, Aug 17, 1999, Las Vegas-Harry Reid (McCarran)
BAe 125 accident on August 17, 1999 near Las Vegas-Harry Reid (McCarran), Nevada, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Complete hydraulic failure...
- Date: August 17, 1999
- Aircraft: BAe 125
- Location: Las Vegas-Harry Reid (McCarran), Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Complete hydraulic failure caused by tire tread debris that fractured a valve body bolt, with the lack of wheel well shielding and FAA certification oversight also cited by the NTSB.
A DP Air BAe 125 landed at Las Vegas with its gear retracted after both the main and auxiliary hydraulic systems failed to lower it. The aircraft caught fire while sliding down the runway. The NTSB traced the failure to debris from a blown main tire on takeoff that damaged a shared hydraulic valve body in the wheel well.