Date: | Sunday 6 October 1991 |
Time: | 22:50 |
Type: | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III |
Owner/operator: | Northeast Express Regional Airlines |
Registration: | N120FA |
MSN: | AC-461B |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2195 hours |
Engine model: | GARRETT TPE-331-11U |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Augusta State Airport, ME (AUG) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
Destination airport: | Augusta State Airport, ME (AUG/KAUG) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The co-pilot made an ILS approach and landed on runway 17 at Augusta Airport, Maine, USA. The aircraft overran, went down an embankment and through a fence. The crew reported that the aircraft would not decelerate. The aircraft landed 1/3 down the 5,000 ft long runway. The pilot had 40 hrs on type and the co-pilot had 60 hrs on type.
The copilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point. Factors were the captain's failure to follow company procedure and both pilot's limited experience.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC92LA002 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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