BAe Jetstream 31 crash, Sep 17, 2003, Wick
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on September 17, 2003 near Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Combined control inputs from the...
- Date: September 17, 2003
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Combined control inputs from the commander and co-pilot during the landing, with no technical fault found and weather within limits.
A Jetstream 31 landing at Wick crossed the threshold about 21 knots too fast and floated before touching down. It bounced and made a second, heavier touchdown that cracked a wing spar, then bounced again before a third touchdown. Both pilots were making control inputs at the time.