Narrative:
Approximately five miles from the destination airport, the pilot conducted the before landing checklist and thought he had extended the landing gear. He continued the landing approach, and the airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 2 June 2014 |
| Time: | 23:50 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV |
| Operator: | McNeely Charter Service |
| Registration: | N120SC |
| MSN: | AT-067 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25903 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Dayton-Mark Anton Airport, TN (2A0) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Laredo International Airport, TX (LRD/KLRD), United States of America |
| Dayton-Mark Anton Airport, TN, United States of America |
Approximately five miles from the destination airport, the pilot conducted the before landing checklist and thought he had extended the landing gear. He continued the landing approach, and the airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Probable Cause:
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Dayton-Mark Anton Airport, TN as the crow flies is 1623 km (1014 miles).
Distance from Laredo International Airport, TX to Dayton-Mark Anton Airport, TN as the crow flies is 1623 km (1014 miles).
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