Beechcraft T-1 Jayhawk crash, Aug 16, 2003, Biloxi
Beechcraft T-1 Jayhawk accident on August 16, 2003 near Biloxi, Mississippi, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Excess approach and touchdown...
- Date: August 16, 2003
- Aircraft: Beechcraft T-1 Jayhawk
- Location: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excess approach and touchdown speed, higher than idle thrust after touchdown, failure of the aircraft to fully compress its struts, and a crew that did not recognize anti-skid cycling on the wet runway.
A USAF T-1A Jayhawk student pilot landed at Keesler AFB at night on a wet runway, faster than the computed approach speed. The aircraft did not settle onto the wheels, so the spoilers would not deploy, and the crew locked the brakes. It left the runway and the landing gear collapsed. No one was injured.