Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Sep 21, 2004, La Ronge
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on September 21, 2004 near La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: An incorrect, smaller roller...
- Date: September 21, 2004
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An incorrect, smaller roller was installed on the left main gear bellcrank and no rigging check was carried out afterwards. The roller moved out of the cam cutout and the gear collapsed.
A Norcanair Metro III landed in a crosswind at La Ronge and touched down firmly, after which the left wing dropped and the aircraft veered off the runway. The left main gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to rest on its belly beside the runway. Three passengers received minor injuries and no one was killed.