Serious incident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N163MA,
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Date:Wednesday 10 April 1985
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator:Midstate Airlines, Inc.
Registration: N163MA
MSN: TC-236
Engine model:GARRETT TPE3313UUW303
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:Dayton, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Milwaukee, WI (KMKE)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
ON SHORT FINAL AT AN AIRSPEED BET 120 AND 125 KTS FULL FLAPS WERE LOWERED FOR LANDING. WHEN THE FLAPS REACHED THE FULL DOWN POSITION, THE STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON AND THE STICK PUSHER ON THE ROSEMONT STALL AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CAPTAIN DISENGAGED THE SAS CLUTCH AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. THE STALL WARNING REMAINED ON UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. A CALIBRATION CHECK AND BENCH TEST OF THE SYSTEMS COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI85IA160
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI85IA160

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 April 1984 N163MA Midstate Airlines, Inc. 0 Milwaukee, WI min

Revision history:

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