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UK’s Birmingham Airport Closed after B200 Lands with Collapsed Main Gear
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Crew and passenger escape unharmed after landing on failed main gear
Subject Area
Business Aviation
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Accidents
Airports
Charter & Fractional
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Operations at Birmingham Airport were paused for six hours when Woodgate Aviation’s B200 aircraft made an emergency landing with faulty main gear.
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The UK’s Birmingham Airport (EGBB) was closed for more than six hours yesterday after a Beechcraft King Air B200 made an emergency landing. Operated by Northern Ireland-based charter company Woodgate Aviation, the turboprop twin experienced landing gear failure soon after takeoff on a positioning flight to Belfast.

Video footage of the landing shows the King Air’s main gear collapsing as it came to a halt on the runway. Two pilots and a passenger on board were unharmed, and the UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch has begun work to look into the incident.

Woodgate Aviation operates a pair of King Air B200s for private charter flights and emergency medical support. Its fleet also includes two Piper PA-31 Chieftains, used for aerial mapping projects. The company, which confirmed the main details of the incident, also operates an FBO at Belfast International Airport (EGAA).

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Charles Alcock
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Accidents
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