Accident · 2003-04-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-04-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA226TC (N229AM)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The failure of the landing gear system and the flight crew's failure to ascertain that the landing gear was down and locked. A contributing factor was the inadequate maintenance inspections performed by maintenance personnel.
Source: NTSB case DEN03LA076Flight 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.