Narrative:
The Metro cargo plane departed Toledo Express (TOL) at 10:16, arriving at Dayton (DAY) at 10:50 EST. The Metro was to transport auto parts to Harlingen (HRL) and departed again at 11:48. The aircraft climbed to a cruising altitude of FL160 which it reached at 11:56 EST. En route the pilot requested and was cleared to make a 360-degree turn to the left. Shortly after this, the pilot requested a 360-degree turn to the right. The pilot then requested radar vectors to the closest airport. Controllers gave the pilot a vector to the closest airport and asked if he had an emergency. The pilot reported he had an asymmetric fuel condition. The pilot then asked for a lower altitude. Controllers cleared the flight to 4,000 feet. About a minute later the pilot transmitted "Mayday" six times. The airplane descended fast in a near vertical attitude and crashed next to a pasture in a heavily wooded area.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inflight loss of control following a reported fuel asymmetry condition for undetermined reasons."
» NTSB
» The Paris Post-Intelligencer
accident date: 08-02-2006
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N1012Z
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 2006 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | TriCoastal Air |
| Registration: | N629EK |
| MSN: | TC-396 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15883 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10UA-511G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Paris, TN ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dayton-James Cox Dayton International Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY), United States of America |
| Harlingen-Valley International Airport, TX (HRL/KHRL), United States of America |
The Metro cargo plane departed Toledo Express (TOL) at 10:16, arriving at Dayton (DAY) at 10:50 EST. The Metro was to transport auto parts to Harlingen (HRL) and departed again at 11:48. The aircraft climbed to a cruising altitude of FL160 which it reached at 11:56 EST. En route the pilot requested and was cleared to make a 360-degree turn to the left. Shortly after this, the pilot requested a 360-degree turn to the right. The pilot then requested radar vectors to the closest airport. Controllers gave the pilot a vector to the closest airport and asked if he had an emergency. The pilot reported he had an asymmetric fuel condition. The pilot then asked for a lower altitude. Controllers cleared the flight to 4,000 feet. About a minute later the pilot transmitted "Mayday" six times. The airplane descended fast in a near vertical attitude and crashed next to a pasture in a heavily wooded area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inflight loss of control following a reported fuel asymmetry condition for undetermined reasons."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» FAA» NTSB
» The Paris Post-Intelligencer
Photos
accident date: 08-02-2006
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N1012Z
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dayton-James Cox Dayton International Airport, OH to Harlingen-Valley International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 1951 km (1220 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Dayton-James Cox Dayton International Airport, OH to Harlingen-Valley International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 1951 km (1220 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.
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