Dassault Falcon 20 crash, Jan 8, 2010, Vail
Dassault Falcon 20 accident on January 8, 2010 near Vail, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The flight crew's improper preflight...
- Date: January 8, 2010
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 20
- Location: Vail, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flight crew's improper preflight inspection and failure to remove the main landing gear wheel chock, which led to the main gear tyre failure during the takeoff roll.
A Falcon 20 on a charter from Eagle, Colorado to Chihuahua was taking off in snowy conditions when the left main tyre failed after the crew had not removed the wheel chocks during preflight. The pilot aborted the takeoff, but the aircraft ran off the end of the runway into deep snow, where both main gears collapsed. Everyone on board escaped injury.