Narrative:
The flight landed at New York-JFK International Airport with the landing gears retracted due to a failure of the right main landing gear extension system.
Probable cause:
landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly..failure,partial
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 1987 |
| Time: | 01:02 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV |
| Operator: | Soundair |
| Registration: | C-GJWW |
| MSN: | AT-013 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10266 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Canada |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
The flight landed at New York-JFK International Airport with the landing gears retracted due to a failure of the right main landing gear extension system.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause:
landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly..failure,partial
Sources:
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Distance from Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 584 km (365 miles).
Distance from Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 584 km (365 miles).
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