- Date
- December 7, 1984, 14:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Harrison, AR
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N511SSSwearingen SA226TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841207067369A
- Case key
- 33813
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Analysis
The acft was being operated as skyways flt 488. The first officer was flying the acft. The acft touched down on the rwy aprx 1584 feet from the approach end and after a short roll, the landing gear warning horn sounded and the left wing settled to the ground. The crew attempted to raise the wing and the acft settled to the ground and slid 2190 feet. Post crash exam revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure of the landing gear prior to the accident. Both flight crew members stated that the gear handle was in the down position and that the gear safe indicator was illuminated at the time of landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N511SS
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC205
- Airframe hours
- 22,855
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-10VA, 840 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Scheduled Skyways,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Swj Leasing Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 30, 1984 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- FYV · Fayetteville, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HRO · Boone County, runway 18, 6,159 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,599 total · 754 in this make and model · 3,436 as pilot in command · 213 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HRO, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N511SS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.