Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 May 1980
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Owner/operator: Skywest Airlines (Australia)
Registration Number: VH-SWO
Location: near Esperance Airport, WA (EPR) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Fuel control driveFuel control drive
Category: Accident
A flight experienced a right engine failure at 600 feet, resulting in a forced landing in a field. The pilot was unable to control the aircraft’s yaw, and the gear collapsed during the landing. A fire subsequently consumed the aircraft. The probable cause was a broken gear in the fuel control drive, stemming from inadequate procedures for lowering full flaps during the approach.A flight experienced a right engine failure at 600 feet, resulting in a forced landing in a field. The pilot was unable to control the aircraft’s yaw, and the gear collapsed during the landing. A fire subsequently consumed the aircraft. The probable cause was a broken gear in the fuel control drive, stemming from inadequate procedures for lowering full flaps during the approach.
Description
On finals (at 600 feet) the right engine failed. Although he added some power on the remaining engine, the pilot couldn’t control the yaw to the right. The gear collapsed during the forced landing in a field. A fire consumed the aircraft. PROBABLE CAUSE: Broken gear in the fuel control drive. Operator’s standard procedures for lowering full flaps early in the approach didn’t allow for an engine failure after flap extension.
Primary Cause
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