Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Jun 13, 1997, Ottawa-Mac...
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on June 13, 1997 near Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not lower...
- Date: June 13, 1997
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not lower the landing gear or complete the landing checklist, with poor planning, coordination and communication, and the gear warning system had failed.
A North American Airlines Metro II cargo flight from Hamilton landed at Ottawa with its landing gear retracted. Neither pilot checked for the gear down, and the gear warning horn was found faulty due to a bad diode. The aircraft slid down the runway, a fire broke out near the right engine, and both crew escaped uninjured through the main door.