Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Dec 20, 2009, Cap-Haïtien
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on December 20, 2009 near Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti with no fatalities. Cause: Under investigation. The pilot...
- Date: December 20, 2009
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation. The pilot reported a high nose-up attitude on approach, and two go-arounds preceded the decision to land with the gear retracted.
A Western Air Metro III on a charter from Nassau to Cap-Haitien landed on runway 05 with its landing gear retracted. The pilot reported a very high nose-up attitude while configured for landing and went around twice before deciding to land gear up. No one on board was injured.