# Accident 20110310003479A: Fairchild SA227-AC, Seattle, WA, March 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2011, 18:43 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N671AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N671AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,432 total, 78 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110310003479A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A PART 135 CARGO OPERATOR.  THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL GO AROUNDS.  ON HIS FINAL ATTEMPT TO LAND, HE FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13R AT TAXIWAY A7.

## 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 WPR11FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA159), Mar 11, 2011: Fairchild SA227-AC (N671AV), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

## Other reports on N671AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20081003852249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081003852249I), Oct 3, 2008: Swrngn SA227AC (N671AV), Lewiston, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 08. On landing roll, at approximately the 2000 foot marker, the aircraft veered to the right at low speed, the aircraft came to…

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.

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