Date: | Friday 18 September 1992 |
Time: | 13:10 |
Type: | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III |
Owner/operator: | Fairchild |
Registration: | N2183A |
MSN: | AC-422 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 17936 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-11U |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT) |
Destination airport: | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was conducting an evaluation of the aircraft's longitudinal control during landing. An finals for runway 12L, power was reduced to flight idle. The aircraft didn't flare and landed hard.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The landing capability of the airplane was exceeded. The lack of performance data was a factor in the accident."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW92LA228 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 12 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 5/94 (#55)
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR); June 1989
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