Accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N5356M, Wednesday 7 August 1985

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Date:	Wednesday 7 August 1985
Time:	18:50 LT
Type:	Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator:	Air Midwest Inc.
Registration:	N5356M
MSN:	TC-211E
Total airframe hrs:	10280 hours
Engine model:	Allison TPE331-3UW303
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dallas, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Fayetteville, AR (KFYV)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE PILOTS REPORTED LOWERING THE GEAR, BUT DID NOT CONFIRM THE GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER TRANSMITTED A WARNING, BUT THE CREW DID NOT RESPOND. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A MALFUNCTION IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATORS ON BOTH GENERATORS. THE BATTERY VOLTAGE AVAILABLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO INITIATE GEAR EXTENSION. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS AVAILABLE.

Probable Cause:

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