- Date
- April 7, 1985, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Williston, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3005JSwearingen SA-227-AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850407011069A
- Case key
- 16534
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt crew stated after the accident that the flt was uneventful from rap to ins. The first officer was flying the acft when the accident occurred. According to the flt crew all checklist items had been performed prior to the landing. The acft made gnd contact with the landing gear in the /up' position. The cpt took controll and executed a go-around. The landing gear was lowered manually and the rt eng shutdown followed by an uneventful landing. Three witnesses stated that the landing gear was in the up position throughout the approach and landing phases. No evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure was found with landing gear components or system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3005J
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-227-AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AC-442
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331, 1,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Pioneer Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pioneer Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Destination
- ISN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 1SN · Sloulin Field Int'L, runway 11, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 21 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.