Accident · 1990-11-08

NTSB case BFO91LA011 · FAIRCHILD SA227-AC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-11-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC (N445AC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Comair Limited Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): COMAIR, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. CHECKRIDE-INDUCED PRESSURE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CHECK PILOT WAS A FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case BFO91LA011

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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