ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324562
Date: | Friday 15 December 1995 |
Time: | 04:23 |
Type: | Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV |
Owner/operator: | Air Transport Inc. |
Registration: | N31AT |
MSN: | AT-057 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6965 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-3U-330G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Flint-Bishop Airport, MI (FNT/KFNT) |
Destination airport: | Louisville International Airport, KY (SDF/KSDF) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Shortly after departing Flint, the airplane's left engine started to surge. The airplane also began experiencing intermittent electrical surges causing the instrument panel lights, cabin lights, and radios to go OFF and ON. The pilot stated that he decided to divert to Detroit and land because the airport had emergency equipment available. The pilot stated that he did not advise ATC of any problem while diverting because he believed that he could land without incident. The pilot did not attempt to secure the left engine before landing because it was still developing some usable power. The airplane landed on the runway gear up.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI96LA053 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB id CHI96LA053
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS); November 1989
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