Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 26 APR 2011 |
| Tijd: | 18:56 |
| Type: | Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Martinaire |
| Registratie: | N208TF |
| Constructienummer: | 208B-0592 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1997 |
| Motoren: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Plaats: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP) (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP), Verenigde Staten |
| Lubbock International Airport, TX (LBB/KLBB), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 224 |
A Cessna 208B cargo plane, registered N208TF, sustained substantial damage in an accident at El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP).
As the commercial pilot prepared for the evening cargo flight, the winds were reported as being strong and gusting. The pilot reported that he radioed the control tower for his flight clearance and the current wind conditions. Since the wind was higher than previously reported, the pilot told the tower that he would wait, before taxing further. The pilot added that after deciding to delay the flight and before he could shut down the airplane, a large gust of wind pushed the airplane’s nose left and lifted the left wing. The airplane’s propeller and right wing impacted the ground, bending the airplane’s right wing. At 1851 the automated weather reporting station, located on the airport, reported the wind at 270 degrees at 36 knots gusting to 48 knots.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's loss of control as result of the gusting wind." Bronnen:
» FAA
» Video of the airplane at El Paso
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen El Paso International Airport, TX en Lubbock International Airport, TX bedraagt 470 km (294 miles).
De afstand tussen El Paso International Airport, TX en Lubbock International Airport, TX bedraagt 470 km (294 miles).
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.
