Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Mar 29, 2003 (1 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on March 29, 2003 near Humberside, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Most probably an...
- Date: March 29, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Humberside, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Most probably an inadvertent retraction of the landing gear while the aircraft was still on the ground. The unclear roles of the examiner and owner during the training flight also contributed.
A Cessna 421C flown on a training flight from Humberside was on a touch-and-go when both propellers struck the runway. The aircraft lifted off, yawed and rolled left, then cartwheeled across grass and burned. The flight examiner in the cabin could not get out and died in the fire. The AAIB found no defect and concluded the landing gear was inadvertently retracted while still on the ground.