Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV crash, Dec 15, 1995, Detroit...
Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV accident on December 15, 1995 near Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: December 15, 1995
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV
- Location: Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, with diverted attention as a contributing factor.
Shortly after departing Flint, the left engine surged and the electrical system failed intermittently. The pilot diverted to Detroit without securing the left engine and landed gear up, although he had selected gear down and seen three green indications. No one was injured.