Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Aug 16, 1999, San Antonio
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on August 16, 1999 near San Antonio, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Instructor pilot failed to...
- Date: August 16, 1999
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Instructor pilot failed to complete the emergency gear extension checklist, resulting in a wheels-up landing, with fatigue a factor.
A Merlin Express Metro III on an instructional flight at San Antonio landed wheels up. The instructor did not lower the gear during a simulated hydraulic failure approach and removed his hand from the gear handle without extending it. Post-accident testing found the gear system working normally.