We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Following an uneventful cargo flight from Palma de Mallorca, the crew started a night approach to Madrid-Barajas Airport. On final, the crew forgot to lower the gear and the aircraft landed on its belly and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Probable cause (official findings): The crew failed to follow the approach check-list and to lower the gear, causing the aircraft to land on its belly. The alarm coupled
Swearingen SA226 Metro II