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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fairchild SA227-AC · El Paso, TX · July 27, 2019

Date: July 27, 2019 · 05:35 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: VPOA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N681TR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA246
Reported as: Fairchild SA227-AC
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N681TRRegistered now · Fairchild SA227-ACS/N AC682 · Built 1987 Airframe modelFairchild SA227-AC Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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On July 27,2019 at 05:35 MDT, a Fairchild SA227-C, registered to sierra west airlines, landed with the left landing gear up at El Paso international airport El Paso, Texas, while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated airline transport pilot, first officer and student observer were not injured. The flight originated at El Paso, Texas on July 27,2019 at 04:35 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 27,2019 AT 05:35 MDT, A FAIRCHILD SA227-C, REGISTERED TO SIERRA WEST AIRLINES, LANDED WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR UP AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EL PASO, TEXAS, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, FIRST OFFICER AND STUDENT OBSERVER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EL PASO, TEXAS ON JULY 27,2019 AT 04:35 MDT.

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 CEN19LA246Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEl Paso, TXFailure of the left main landing gear to fully extend due to a lack of hydraulic fluid and during emergency extension procedures, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear during landing and the subsequent runway excursion and collision with a sign.Jul 27, 2019 · Substantial damage