Swearingen SA-226TC N101UR

Summary

On 13 April 1985 at about 02:10 local time, a Swearingen SA-226TC registered N101UR was involved in an accident near Utica, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 April 1985 at 02:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Utica, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Oneida County (UCA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Swearingen SA-226TC

Registration

N101UR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Utica → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC85LA105

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING FLT FOR EMPIRE AIRLINES. A LEFT ENG FAILURE WAS SIMULATED PAST THE FAF WHEN APRX 300 FT ABOVE MDA. THE STUDENT COMPLETED THE EMERG CHECKLIST WHICH INCLUDED RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR. THE FLT THEN CONTINUED VISUALLY TO THE RWY. THE CFI REPORTED THE FINAL LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED ONCE A SAFE LANDING WAS ASSURED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, A NOISE WAS HEARD WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE CFI INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND RETURNED FOR ANOTHER LANDING WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PROPS ON BOTH ENGINES HAD CONTACTED THE RWY AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN WAS ATTEMPTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.