What happened
On November 10, 2000, a scheduled Skyways Express flight, JZ 206, was performing a landing at Gällivare airport, Sweden. The flight was being conducted as a route training session, with the co-pilot operating from the left seat to prepare for an upgrade to commander. For training purposes, the crew had agreed to use a 35-degree flap setting, rather than the standard 25-degree setting.
During the approach in darkness and misty conditions, the co-pilot began the round-out at approximately 40 feet. The commander, observing the aircraft's speed decreasing rapidly and the rotation occurring too high, intervened by pushing the control column forward and then releasing it. This intervention was not accompanied by the standard "My controls" call. The aircraft leveled off briefly before sinking rapidly and making a firm, uncontrolled contact with the runway at an unusually nose-high attitude. The aircraft bounced before a second touchdown.
While the crew did not immediately report a hard landing, a cabin attendant noted the impact felt heavy. The structural damage to the aircraft's aft section remained undetected through six subsequent flight legs, only being discovered a day later.