Last updated: 17 September 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Monday 19 April 1993 |
| Time: | 23:20 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace 3101 Jetstream 31 |
| Operated by: | Westair Commuter Airlines |
| On behalf of: | United Express |
| Registration: | N131CA |
| MSN: | 787 |
| First flight: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8873 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-1-10 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Merced Municipal Airport, CA (MCE) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Merced Municipal Airport, CA (MCE/KMCE), United States of America |
| Merced Municipal Airport, CA (MCE/KMCE), United States of America |
Soon after lift-off on the second takeoff, a no. 1 engine failure was simulated. The aircraft drifted to the left, but the co-pilot regained directional control. The aircraft then started to descent and struck the ground. The Jetstream was being used for a proficiency check flight for the co-pilot. An FAA inspector was aboard to observe the check pilot's ability to give profcheck flights.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The first officer's failure to maintain an adequate rate of climb after a single-engine loss of power was simulated, and the company check pilot's inadequate supervision and failure to note the descent. Darkness was a related factor."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» Air Safety Week 17 May 1993 (p. 10)» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95
» Scramble 170
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accident date: 19-04-1993
type: BAe 3101 Jetstream 31
registration: N131CA
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
