# Accident 20000128017959A: Swrngn SA227AT, Fayetteville, AR, January 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2000, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 36.0710° N, 94.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0710&lon=-94.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AT (registry code 3377510, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-at) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AT
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,116 total, 625 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000128017959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW00LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA078), Jan 29, 2000: Swearingen SA-227-AT (N245DH), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N245DH (1)

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

- [Incident 19910803035949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803035949I), Aug 3, 1991: Swrngn SA227AT (N245DH), Des Moines, IA. Rear cargo door unsafe light came on en route. Landed safely. Unable to duplicate problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.