19951215040489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swrngn SA-226AT · Detroit, MI · December 15, 1995

Date: December 15, 1995 · 04:23 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GSGA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N31AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA053
Reported as: Swrngn SA226AT
Reported engine: Garrett ATF3*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N31ATRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2009 · Swearingen SA-226ATS/N AT-057 · Built 1977 Airframe modelSwearingen SA-226AT Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Reported engine electric problems. Diverted to dtw. Landed gear up. No anomalies gear or electric system found. (-23) aircraft departed flint mi in route to louisville KY. Pilot reported left engine surges and elected to divert to Detroit metro airport, where he made a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS. DIVERTED TO DTW. LANDED GEAR UP. NO ANOMALIES GEAR OR ELECTRIC SYSTEM FOUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLINT MI IN ROUTE TO LOUISVILLE KY. PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE SURGES AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO DETROIT METRO AIRPORT, WHERE HE MADE A GEAR UP LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI96LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDetroit, MIthe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.Dec 15, 1995 · Substantial damage