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Swearingen SA 226AT N120SC

3 June 2014 · Dayton, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 3 June 2014 at about 03:50 local time, a Swearingen SA 226AT registered N120SC, operated by McNeely Charter Service, was involved in an accident near Dayton, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 03:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Dayton, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Mark Anton Airport (2A0)
Coordinates
35.4891, -85.0097
Aircraft
Swearingen SA 226AT
Registration
N120SC
Category
Airplane
Year built
1978
Engines
2
Operator
McNeely Charter Service
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Laredo → Dayton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
ERA14CA276

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

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

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Swearingen SA-226AT accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
19 May 2010 Swearingen SA-226AT
N427SP
West Memphis, Arkansas, United States McNeely Charter Service Inc No injuries -
5 Feb 2008 Swearingen SA-226AT
N120SC
Ankeny, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
15 Dec 1995 Swearingen SA-226AT
N31AT
Detroit, Michigan, United States Air Transportation Inc. No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Swearingen SA-226AT
CGJWW
Jamaica, New York, United States - No injuries -
14 Nov 1984 Swearingen SA-226AT
N31264
Tallahassee, Florida, United States - No injuries -

All 6 records for this type

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