Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 19 ABR 1993 |
| Hora: | 23:20 PDT |
| Tipo: | British Aerospace 3101 Jetstream 31 |
| Operado por: | United Express |
| Alquilado a : | Westair Commuter Airlines |
| Registración: | N131CA |
| Numéro de série: | 787 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1987 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 8873 |
| Motores: | 2 Garrett TPE331-1-10 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Merced Municipal Airport, CA (MCE) (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Entrenamiento |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Merced Municipal Airport, CA (MCE), Estados Unidos de América |
| Merced Municipal Airport, CA (MCE), Estados Unidos de América |
Soon after lift-off on the 2nd take-off, 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: "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." Fuentes:
» Air Safety Week 17.5.1993 (p. 10)
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95
» Scramble 170
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Distance from Merced Municipal Airport, CA to Merced Municipal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Merced Municipal Airport, CA to Merced Municipal Airport, CA as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
