Accident · 1996-05-17

NTSB case CHI96LA162 · Swearingen SA226TC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1996-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Swearingen SA226TC (N229AM)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AIRVANTAGE, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIRVANTAGE, INC.

Probable cause

the flight crew did not comply with the gear down and lock checklist. The factors were a jammed nose gear and inattentive preflight planning/preparations by the pilot-in-command.

Source: NTSB case CHI96LA162

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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