Swearingen SA 226TC N396AV

Summary

On 24 January 1990 at about 22:42 local time, a Swearingen SA 226TC registered N396AV, operated by AMR Corporation, was involved in an accident near Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 January 1990 at 22:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Raleigh-Durham (RDU)

Coordinates

35.8301, -78.8296

Aircraft

Swearingen SA 226TC

Registration

N396AV

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

AMR Corporation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fayetteville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL90LA054

Nobody was injured.

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FORK ASSEMBLY BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER THE COMMUTER FLIGHT ARRIVED AT ITS DESTINATION THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING NORMAL AND ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE RWY WITH ALL WHEELS RETRACTED. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FORK ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. AS A RESULT THE LANDING GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.