Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Nov 1, 1996, Gods River
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on November 1, 1996 near Gods River, Manitoba, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The right main gear struck a snow...
- Date: November 1, 1996
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Gods River, Manitoba, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The right main gear struck a snow berm short of the threshold, and the crew continued the approach and landed long, causing the gear collapse. The circumstances record does not give a further cause.
A Perimeter Aviation Metro II on a scheduled flight to Gods River hit a snow berm about 105 metres short of the runway threshold on approach and touched down long. The right main gear collapsed on landing, and the aircraft slid off the runway and stopped. All seven occupants escaped, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.