Narrative:
While approaching runway 02, the crew forgot to lower the landing gear. The circuit breaker for the gear warning horn had been pulled at some previous flights by other crew to prevent it from sounding during a high speed descent.
Propeller blades contacted the runway at a speed of 96 knots. When the crew tried to perform a go-around, the speed had dropped 10 knots. The aircraft cleared a stone wall, crashed into the water and sank into Connecticut River.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the co-pilot (second-in-command) to follow the checklist, assure the gear was extended for landing and attain or maintain adequate airspeed (VMC); and failure of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to properly supervise the flight and take sufficient remedial action."
Runway mishap
» NTSB
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1993 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | Aviation Services |
| Registration: | N220KC |
| MSN: | TC-231 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16710 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-3U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT (HFD) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 5 m (16 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale-Republic Field, NY (FRG/KFRG), United States of America |
| Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT (HFD/KHFD), United States of America |
While approaching runway 02, the crew forgot to lower the landing gear. The circuit breaker for the gear warning horn had been pulled at some previous flights by other crew to prevent it from sounding during a high speed descent.
Propeller blades contacted the runway at a speed of 96 knots. When the crew tried to perform a go-around, the speed had dropped 10 knots. The aircraft cleared a stone wall, crashed into the water and sank into Connecticut River.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the co-pilot (second-in-command) to follow the checklist, assure the gear was extended for landing and attain or maintain adequate airspeed (VMC); and failure of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to properly supervise the flight and take sufficient remedial action."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95» NTSB
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Farmingdale-Republic Field, NY to Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Farmingdale-Republic Field, NY to Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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