What happened
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(-23) Aircraft took off from Detroit City on runway 23 at about 500 feet and into the turn @ 2204Z, pilot reported main cargo door had come open. Pilot turned aircraft around and started his approach back to city airport on runway 33. Aircraft came in fast, and long, thus not allowing time for hte main gear extend and lock. Aircraft landed on the rim of the main gear. Pilot cut power, skidded to right of runway 33 through the fence and came to rest in the grave yard. The copilot received very minor injuries. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. (.19) on August 28, 2001, about 1809 eastern daylight time, a dassault/sud fan jet Falcon, N617GA, piloted by an airline transport pilot rated pilot and commercial rated co-pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a wheels up landing on runway 33 (5,090 feet by 100 feet, dry, grooved asphalt) at Detroit City Airport (det), Detroit, Michigan. The airplane came to rest off the departure end of runway 33. The non-scheduled domestic cargo flight was operating under 14 CFR part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was on an IFR flight plan. The pilot and co-pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from det and was destined for greater rockford airport, near rockford, Illinois. The flight returned to det for a landing at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM DETROIT CITY ON RUNWAY 23 AT ABOUT 500 FEET AND INTO THE TURN @ 2204Z, PILOT REPORTED MAIN CARGO DOOR HAD COME OPEN. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND AND STARTED HIS APPROACH BACK TO CITY AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 33. AIRCRAFT CAME IN FAST, AND LONG, THUS NOT ALLOWING TIME FOR HTE MAIN GEAR EXTEND AND LOCK. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIM OF THE MAIN GEAR. PILOT CUT POWER, SKIDDED TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY 33 THROUGH THE FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRAVE YARD. THE COPILOT RECEIVED VERY MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON AUGUST 28, 2001, ABOUT 1809 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DASSAULT/SUD FAN JET FALCON, N617GA, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RATED PILOT AND COMMERCIAL RATED CO-PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A WHEELS UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 (5,090 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY, GROOVED ASPHALT) AT DETROIT CITY AIRPORT (DET), DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33. THE NON-SCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DET AND WAS DESTINED FOR GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT, NEAR ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DET FOR A LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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