Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 October 1993
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator: Swiftair
Registration Number: EC-FHB
Location: Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Landing GearLanding Gear
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft belly-landed on runway 33, failing to lower landing gear and fail to respond to an undercarriage warning horn. This resulted in a potential loss of control.A twin-engine aircraft belly-landed on runway 33, failing to lower landing gear and fail to respond to an undercarriage warning horn. This resulted in a potential loss of control.
Description
Belly landed on runway 33. The crew had forgot to lower the gear and didn’t remember hearing the undercarriage warning horn.
Primary Cause
Failure to properly lower landing gear and lack of awareness of an undercarriage warning horn.Failure to properly lower landing gear and lack of awareness of an undercarriage warning horn.Share on:
