Gear-up landing Accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II C-GYRD, Friday 22 March 1985
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Date:Friday 22 March 1985
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator:Perimeter Airlines
Registration: C-GYRD
MSN: TC-278
Year of manufacture:1978
Engine model:Garrett TPE331
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Los Angeles, California -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Los Angeles
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Inadvertent gear-up landing. Prop blade entered fuselage.

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X35946&key=1

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

6 November 1996 C-GYRD Perimeter Airlines 0 Winnipeg, Manitoba sub

Revision history:

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