Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Sep 9, 1999, Caen-Ca...
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on September 9, 1999 near Caen-Carpiquet, Calvados, France with no fatalities. Cause: Inadvertent retraction of...
- Date: September 9, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Caen-Carpiquet, Calvados, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent retraction of the flaps during a go-around, with poor crew coordination.
A Super King Air on final approach to Caen-Carpiquet in poor weather was flown by the captain who initiated a go-around. The copilot mistakenly raised the flaps, the aircraft stalled, and it struck the runway with its undercarriage torn off. All three occupants escaped uninjured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.