Descripción:
An uncontained no. 2 engine failure occurred on takeoff from runway 16. The Metro crossed the end of the runway at 150 feet with the engine on fire and crashed into trees in a nose-high attitude. The pre-1979 3rd stage stator assembly in the right engine did not have the latest manufacture welding process/inspection and failed causing the uncontained turbine failure.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"In-flight planning/decision .. poor .. pilot in command
Emergency procedure .. not followed .. pilot in command
All available runway .. not used .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Object .. tree(s)
Turbine assembly,nozzle retention .. inadequate
Aircraft/equipment,inadequate design .. manufacturer
Pressure induced by others .. pilot in command
Turbine assembly,turbine wheel .. burst
Electrical system .. undetermined"
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#189)
» NTSB
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | jueves 23 abril 1987 |
| Hora: | 19:35 |
| Tipo: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operador: | Air-Lift Commuter |
| Registración: | N505LB |
| Numéro de série: | TC-202 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1972 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 7667 |
| Motores: | 2 Garrett TPE331-3UW |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Elevación del lugar del accidente: | 10 m (33 feet) amsl |
| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), Estados Unidos de América |
| Lumberton Airport, NC (LBT/KLBT), Estados Unidos de América |
An uncontained no. 2 engine failure occurred on takeoff from runway 16. The Metro crossed the end of the runway at 150 feet with the engine on fire and crashed into trees in a nose-high attitude. The pre-1979 3rd stage stator assembly in the right engine did not have the latest manufacture welding process/inspection and failed causing the uncontained turbine failure.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"In-flight planning/decision .. poor .. pilot in command
Emergency procedure .. not followed .. pilot in command
All available runway .. not used .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Object .. tree(s)
Turbine assembly,nozzle retention .. inadequate
Aircraft/equipment,inadequate design .. manufacturer
Pressure induced by others .. pilot in command
Turbine assembly,turbine wheel .. burst
Electrical system .. undetermined"
Accident investigation:
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Fuentes:
» Aviation Letter 247» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#189)
» NTSB
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Distance from Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC to Lumberton Airport, NC as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
Distance from Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC to Lumberton Airport, NC as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
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