Dassault Falcon 20 crash, Aug 28, 2001, Detroit-City (Col...
Dassault Falcon 20 accident on August 28, 2001 near Detroit-City (Coleman A. Young), Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Wheels-up...
- Date: August 28, 2001
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 20
- Location: Detroit-City (Coleman A. Young), Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wheels-up landing by the flight crew during the emergency return, and improper preflight by the pilot in command. Factors were the unsecured cargo door, the cemetery fence and poor crew coordination.
The Falcon 20 cargo flight from Detroit to Rockford returned after takeoff because the cargo door had opened. The crew came back for a landing and the main gear did not extend, so the aircraft touched down on the nose gear and the belly, ran off the end of the runway and struck a fence and cemetery objects. Neither crew member was injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.