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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
18NOV2003 at 0721LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
N332BA |
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Location |
Grand Junction |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Rifle - Grand Junction |
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Construction number |
TC-222E |
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Year of manufacture |
1976 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
0 |
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Crew fatalities |
0 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
0 |
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Circumstances |
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On a cargo flight from Rifle to Grand Junction, Colorado, the pilot completed the approach checklis. After deploying undercarriage, three green lights appeared on the panel and the pilot completed his landing. The aircraft landed on its main landing gear and the nose drop past level and struck the runway surface. The aircraft skidded for approximately 3,000 feet before stopping on the main runway. The investigations will try to understand why the nose gear did not extend despite the fact that three green lights were on. |