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FAA accident report · Swrngn SA226TC · Fargo, ND · May 17, 1996

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Date
May 17, 1996 · 08:15 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BDHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N229AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA162
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33110U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,293 total319 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N229AMRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2003 · Swearingen SA226TCS/N TC305 · Built 1979Airframe modelSwearingen SA226TCEngine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft nose gear failed to lower and landed without nose gear, no indication that the gear had not lowered. (.4)while on short final to land, the pilot-in-command landed with the nose landing gear still in the uplocked position. The maintenance logbook indicates several undetermined nose gear uplock conditions that the flight crews had to lower the nose gear by free falling it. All flights were uneventful up until this flight. A transcript of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), indicated that the before landing checklist was not completed correctly. The landing gear challenge and reply checklist was recorded as saying landing gear coming down, with a horn beeping in the background. The pilot's operating handbook (POH) says, landing gear--down, with no report of three green down and locked lights. (-23) pilot stated that on final approach he verified he had three green (gear down and locked) indications. Upon landing nose settled on runway and aircraft landed without nose gear being extended.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOWER AND LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR, NO INDICATION THAT THE GEAR HAD NOT LOWERED. (.4)WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STILL IN THE UPLOCKED POSITION. THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK INDICATES SEVERAL UNDETERMINED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK CONDITIONS THAT THE FLIGHT CREWS HAD TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR BY FREE FALLING IT. ALL FLIGHTS WERE UNEVENTFUL UP UNTIL THIS FLIGHT. A TRANSCRIPT OF THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER (CVR), INDICATED THAT THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETED CORRECTLY. THE LANDING GEAR CHALLENGE AND REPLY CHECKLIST WAS RECORDED AS SAYING LANDING GEAR COMING DOWN, WITH A HORN BEEPING IN THE BACKGROUND. THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) SAYS, LANDING GEAR--DOWN, WITH NO REPORT OF THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH HE VERIFIED HE HAD THREE GREEN (GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED) INDICATIONS. UPON LANDING NOSE SETTLED ON RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT NOSE GEAR BEING EXTENDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFargo, NDthe 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.May 17, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N229AM · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030415009089ALevel Off Touchdown · Denver, CO(-23) PIC landed on runway 35L with the main gear in the retracted position and the nose gear partilly extended but not locked. The investigation is ongoing at this point to determine probability of simultaneous nose and main gear malfunction and emergency…Apr 15, 2003 · Substantial damageIncident 19890719040189IFinal Approach-IFR · Sioux City, IANo nose gear down safe light. Used emergency procedures. Landed safely. Wire on down lock switch was broken.Jul 19, 1989Incident 19881026061039ILevel Off Touchdown · Wichita, KSUnable to extend left gear, landed gear up. Metal skin on gear door caught under nacelle jamming gear door.Oct 26, 1988 · Minor damageIncident 19860715041879IDescent · Nashville, TNDescended below assigned altitude due to misunderstanding. ATC did not correct readback. Loss of separation.Jul 15, 1986