Incident Overview
A local training flight at RAF Usworth was conducting an exercise simulating an engine failure. During the final approach, the crew experienced technical problems with the undercarriage, which failed to lower properly and remained unlocked.
Sequence of Events
In response to the undercarriage malfunction, the pilot-in-command decided to restart the previously inoperative engine and initiated a go-around. Shortly thereafter, the airplane stalled and crashed into a field short of the runway threshold. The aircraft sustained damage beyond repair, and all three crew members on board were injured.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the accident was caused by a lack of coordination and poor management of the flight on the part of the flying crew, who failed to properly monitor the approach speed and failed to consider all aspects of a go-around maneuver combined with a single-engine approach exercise.