Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 November 1997
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator: Perimeter Aviation
Registration Number: C-FNKN
Location: Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, MB (YIV) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Left main gearLeft main gear
Category: Accident
A firm touchdown was followed by a snapping noise and a left wing drop. The pilot elected to overshoot with the intent of diverting to a different airport with better facilities. The overshoot was successful. Hydraulic pressure loss and fuel quantity decline resulted in a rapid drop in fuel. The crew returned to Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, where the left main gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide off the runway. Drag links may have failed due to overload. The pilot reported a strong crosswind and touched down with crab.A firm touchdown was followed by a snapping noise and a left wing drop. The pilot elected to overshoot with the intent of diverting to a different airport with better facilities. The overshoot was successful. Hydraulic pressure loss and fuel quantity decline resulted in a rapid drop in fuel. The crew returned to Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, where the left main gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide off the runway. Drag links may have failed due to overload. The pilot reported a strong crosswind and touched down with crab.
Description
After a firm touchdown, there was a snapping noise and the left wing dropped. Suspecting a left main gear failure the pilot elected to overshoot with the intent of diverting to another airport with better facilities. The overshoot was successful. Then hydraulic pressure was lost and fuel quantity began to drop rapidly. The crew decided to return to land at Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport. The left gear collapsed and the aircraft slid off the runway. The left main gear drag links may have failed in overload. The pilot reported a very strong cross wind and that he touched down with crab.
Primary Cause
Left main gear failure due to overload.Left main gear failure due to overload.Share on:
