Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 17 MAI 1996 |
| Zeit: | 08:15 CDT |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Airvantage |
| Kennzeichen: | N229AM |
| Werknummer: | TC-305 |
| Baujahr: | 1979 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 27839 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10UA |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
| Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
| Unfallort: | Fargo-Hector Field, ND (FAR) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP), USA |
| Fargo-Hector Field, ND (FAR/KFAR), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | 421 |
The Metro II landed with the nose gear still in the retracted position.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight crew did not comply with the gear down and lock checklist. The factors were a jammed nose gear and inattentive preflight planning/preparations by the pilot-in-command." Informationsquelle:
» NTSB CHI96LA162
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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 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN to Fargo-Hector Field, ND as the crow flies is 356 km (223 miles).
Distance from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN to Fargo-Hector Field, ND as the crow flies is 356 km (223 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
