Narrative:
A Swearingen SA.227AC Metro III cargo plane, registered LV-WRA, sustained substantial damage in a takeoff accident at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE), Argentina. Both pilots survived the accident.
The airplane was to be repositioned from the international airport near Buenos Aires to the nearby city airport. Before departure the pilot in command switched off the Stall Alarm System (SAS) for unknown reasons. The Metro III was taking off from runway 17 and left the runway at a small climb gradient. The undercarriage was retracted at a very low altitude, as the airplane was still in ground effect. It suddenly banked left, causing the wing to strike the runway. The airplane fell back and came to rest past the end of the runway.
CAUSE: "During a ferry flight of aircraft in the takeoff phase, the outer edge of the left wing impacted the runway, control of the aircraft was lost and it fell to the ground, due to premature retraction of landing gear and performing a small takeoff climb gradient during initial climb."
accident date: 15-12-2006
type: Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
registration: LV-WRA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 15 December 2006 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator: | Baires Fly |
| Registration: | LV-WRA |
| MSN: | AC-429 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-11U-611G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ), Argentina |
| Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE), Argentina |
A Swearingen SA.227AC Metro III cargo plane, registered LV-WRA, sustained substantial damage in a takeoff accident at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE), Argentina. Both pilots survived the accident.
The airplane was to be repositioned from the international airport near Buenos Aires to the nearby city airport. Before departure the pilot in command switched off the Stall Alarm System (SAS) for unknown reasons. The Metro III was taking off from runway 17 and left the runway at a small climb gradient. The undercarriage was retracted at a very low altitude, as the airplane was still in ground effect. It suddenly banked left, causing the wing to strike the runway. The airplane fell back and came to rest past the end of the runway.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "During a ferry flight of aircraft in the takeoff phase, the outer edge of the left wing impacted the runway, control of the aircraft was lost and it fell to the ground, due to premature retraction of landing gear and performing a small takeoff climb gradient during initial climb."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Dos heridos tras caer avioneta en Ezeiza (Diario de Cuyo 15-12-2006)Photos
accident date: 15-12-2006
type: Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
registration: LV-WRA
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Distance from Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA to Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA as the crow flies is 31 km (19 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA to Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA as the crow flies is 31 km (19 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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