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FAA accident report · Swrngn SA227-AT · Fayetteville, AR · January 28, 2000

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Date
January 28, 2000 · 21:30 local
Place
Fayetteville, AR
Airport
Drake Fld
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N245DH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA078
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AT
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,116 total625 in this make and model302 in the last 90 days
N245DHRegistered now · Fairchild SA227-ATS/N AT-624B · Built 1985Airframe modelFairchild SA227-ATEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(.4)On departure for the night air taxi cargo flight, the flight crew experienced a problem with the crew intercom system. The crew initiated their descent at a 'later than normal distance' from the airport, and as a result, a power reduction below 25 percent torque was required, which set off the gear warning horn. The sound 'eventually became part of the background noise.' During the approach, the captain asked the tower to dim the runway lights. At that time, the runway and approach lights went out and the crew lost sight of the runway. While the captain was asking the tower to turn the lights back on, the first officer called 'gear down, syncs off, speeds high, below the line check list.' The captain did not hear the first officer's callout and did not lower the landing gear. The captain stated that he did not hear the first officer's callout 'either because of the conversation [he] was having with the tower or because of the intercom system difficulties.' As the approach continued, the first officer had a problem slowing the airplane to proper approach speed. The airplane touched down on the runway with the landing gear retracted, 'slid' about 2,500 feet and exited the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON DEPARTURE FOR THE NIGHT AIR TAXI CARGO FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CREW INTERCOM SYSTEM. THE CREW INITIATED THEIR DESCENT AT A 'LATER THAN NORMAL DISTANCE' FROM THE AIRPORT, AND AS A RESULT, A POWER REDUCTION BELOW 25 PERCENT TORQUE WAS REQUIRED, WHICH SET OFF THE GEAR WARNING HORN. THE SOUND 'EVENTUALLY BECAME PART OF THE BACKGROUND NOISE.' DURING THE APPROACH, THE CAPTAIN ASKED THE TOWER TO DIM THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. AT THAT TIME, THE RUNWAY AND APPROACH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE CREW LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE THE CAPTAIN WAS ASKING THE TOWER TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON, THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED 'GEAR DOWN, SYNCS OFF, SPEEDS HIGH, BELOW THE LINE CHECK LIST.' THE CAPTAIN DID NOT HEAR THE FIRST OFFICER'S CALLOUT AND DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE FIRST OFFICER'S CALLOUT 'EITHER BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATION [HE] WAS HAVING WITH THE TOWER OR BECAUSE OF THE INTERCOM SYSTEM DIFFICULTIES.' AS THE APPROACH CONTINUED, THE FIRST OFFICER HAD A PROBLEM SLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO PROPER APPROACH SPEED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, 'SLID' ABOUT 2,500 FEET AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 FTW00LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, ARThe flight crew's failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing factors were the flight crew's non-compliance with the checklist, the pilot-in-command's diverted attention as a result of the loss of instrument approach/runway lighting, the partial failure…Jan 29, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N245DH · 1

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

Incident 19910803035949IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Des Moines, IARear cargo door unsafe light came on en route. Landed safely. Unable to duplicate problem.Aug 3, 1991