Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Oct 19, 1993, Madrid-Bar...
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on October 19, 1993 near Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not...
- Date: October 19, 1993
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not follow the approach checklist and did not lower the landing gear, and the gear warning went unheeded while the crew was distracted by traffic.
A Swiftair Metro on a night cargo flight from Palma de Mallorca landed at Madrid-Barajas with its landing gear still retracted. The gear warning sounded in the cockpit but was not noticed. Both pilots were unhurt, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.