Narrative:
Key Lime Air flight 147, a Swearingen Metro II cargo plane, made an inadvertent gear-up landing on runway 01L at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT).
All 6 props struck the runway, causing tips on all props to break off. The pilot went around and landed without further incident about six minutes later.
A photo from the scene show that blade fragments punctured the fuselage.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 15 December 2022 |
| Time: | 20:25 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | Key Lime Air |
| Registration: | N398KL |
| MSN: | TC-398 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dodge City Municipal Airport, KS (DDC/KDDC), United States of America |
| Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT/KICT), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | KG147 |
Key Lime Air flight 147, a Swearingen Metro II cargo plane, made an inadvertent gear-up landing on runway 01L at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS (ICT).
All 6 props struck the runway, causing tips on all props to break off. The pilot went around and landed without further incident about six minutes later.
A photo from the scene show that blade fragments punctured the fuselage.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
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 Dodge City Municipal Airport, KS to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS as the crow flies is 222 km (139 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dodge City Municipal Airport, KS to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS as the crow flies is 222 km (139 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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