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British Aerospace Civil Aircr BAe 146-200 incident near London, Gb, August 16, 2015

On August 16, 2015 at about 5:36 pm local time, a British Aerospace Civil Aircr BAe 146-200, registered DAMGL, was involved in an incident during landing near London. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 16, 2015 · about 5:36 pm local time
Place
London, United Kingdom
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
British Aerospace Civil Aircr BAe 146-200 200
Registration
DAMGL · no longer on the register · serial E 2055
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a British Aerospace BAe-146, which occurred on August 16, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture of aircraft components. All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Hard landing during landing defining event

The aircraft

  • Maximum gross weight: 91,199 lb
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine 1: (turbofan); 0 hours total
  • Engine 2: (turbofan); 0 hours total
  • Engine 3: (turbofan); 0 hours total
  • Engine 4: (turbofan); 0 hours total
  • Operator: Wdl Aviation

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.