Date: | Friday 3 May 1996 |
Time: | 16:30 |
Type: | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
Owner/operator: | PenAir - Peninsula Airways |
Registration: | N670PA |
MSN: | AC-613B |
Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1776 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-11U-612G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | St. George Island Airport, AK (STG) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Saint Paul Island Airport, AK (SNP/PASN) |
Destination airport: | St. George Island Airport, AK (STG/PAPB) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A Swearingen Metro III, operated by PenAir, dragged a wing and landed hard while attempting to land on runway 11 at the St. George Airport, Alaska. The hard landing collapsed the right main landing gear and nose landing gear.
The flight departed St. Paul, Alaska, and the destination was St. George. A visual flight rules flight plan was in effect. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the St. George Airport. The two pilots and the eleven passengers were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the captain to maintain proper altitude and wingtip clearance, while aligning the airplane with the runway before landing. His delay in aligning the aircraft with the runway was a related factor."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC96LA066 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB Id. ANC96LA066
Location
Images:
photo (c) Carl Waldenmaier, via Werner Fischdick; San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO); May 1988
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