CHI81IA025

NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA226 · Indianapolis, IN · February 13, 1981

CaseClosed
Date
February 13, 1981
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Aircraft
N325BASwearingen SA226
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
80143

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0016  81/2/13    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     SWEARINGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1352                     N325BA             PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      51, 19375 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
        REMARKS- GEAR FAILED TO EXTD FOR UNKN RSN.

Aircraft

Registration
N325BA
Reported as
Swearingen SA226
Category
Airplane
Engine

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.