Date: | Tuesday 15 April 2003 |
Time: | 20:41 |
Type: | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
Owner/operator: | Superior Aviation |
Registration: | N229AM |
MSN: | TC-305 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 31643 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-10UA |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, CO (GUC/KGUC) |
Destination airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While approaching Denver runway 35L, the landing gear was lowered, but did not show three greens. The crew said that this had been a recurring problem with this particular airplane. The landing gear was cycled but this did not solve the problem as it had in the past. After consulting the emergency checklist, the crew felt confident that the landing gear was extended and locked because the hydraulic pressure gauge indicated 2,000 pounds. The airplane landed wheels up. Propeller blade fragments penetrated the fuselage and breached the pressure vessel.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the landing gear system and the flight crew's failure to ascertain that the landing gear was down and locked. A contributing factor was the inadequate maintenance inspections performed by maintenance personnel."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN03LA076 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 May 1996 |
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Fargo-Hector Field, ND (FAR) |
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