What happened
On 4 September 2008, an Aerospatiale SN-601 Corvette, registration F-GLEC, was performing a corporate flight from Toulouse to Seville. After a routine morning arrival, the aircraft prepared for a return flight to Toulouse with a crew of two and eight passengers.
During the takeoff roll from Seville Airport, the crew attempted to retract the landing gear following standard procedures but found the lever locked in the down position. Shortly after becoming airborne, Air Traffic Control (ATC) notified the crew that the aircraft's SSR transponder signal was not appearing on radar. Following instructions from the controller, the crew turned back to the airport.
During the landing roll, the left wing gradually descended until it made contact with the runway surface, sliding for approximately 50 meters before the aircraft came to a stop. While there were no injuries to the 2 crew members or 8 passengers, the aircraft sustained damage to the left landing gear leg, flaps, and the left wingtip fuel tank, which experienced a leak.