Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV crash, Mar 11, 1994, Pointe-...
Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV accident on March 11, 1994 near Pointe-Noire, Pointe-Noire City District, Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Excessive...
- Date: March 11, 1994
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV
- Location: Pointe-Noire, Pointe-Noire City District, Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive approach speed, incorrect flap setting and failure to lower the landing gear, with a late go-around.
A Swearingen Merlin IV on a charter from Port Gentil landed at Pointe-Noire without its landing gear lowered. The approach was fast with incorrect flap settings, and the go-around was started too late. The aircraft belly landed and skidded about 250 metres, and all six occupants escaped uninjured.