Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Fecha: | 13 MAY 1980 |
| Tipo: | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operador: | Skywest Airlines (Australia) |
| Registración: | VH-SWO |
| Numéro de série: | TC-275 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1978 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Esperance Airport, WA (EPR) (Australia) |
| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Esperance Airport, WA (EPR/YESP), Australia |
On finals (at 600 feet) the right engine failed. Although he added some power on the remaining engine, the pilot couldn't control the yaw to the right. The gear collapsed during the forced landing in a field. A fire consumed the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Broken gear in the fuel control drive. Operator's standard procedures for lowering full flaps early in the approach didn't allow for an engine failure after flap extension.
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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.
