I have been hoping that the discussion of this accident would yield
information supporting our purpose in this group - promoting effective
development of CRM and human factors training. I have not seen such a
connection so far.
On the CRM-DEVEL list, we try to avoid speculating on accidents until
the official investigation has been completed and the resulting reports
are issued. If there is no clear and immediate indication that the crew
contributed to, or had an opportunity to significantly influence, the
outcome in this case, perhaps we should defer our discussion until the
accident report is issued.
I appreciate that the crew of this flight we personal friends of some of
us, and the senselessness of such a tragedy begs for action. I just
want us to keep our focus on the areas where this group can continue to
make a contribution to aviation safety.
Best regards,
Neil Krey
neilkrey_at_mail.airmail.net
http://web2.airmail.net/neilkrey/
-----Original Message-----
From: MCLELLAN Alexander <alexander.mclellan_at_eurocontrol.be>
To: CRM-Devel <crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu>; crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
<crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 9:14 AM
Subject: RE: Accident Stats involving Metroliner
Have a look at this. It's an interesting service that Harro Ranter
provides.
Regards
Alex.
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ACCIDENT DIGEST 98-14 :
Please note this information is preliminary; new information will be
added
on the Aviation Safety Web Pages at
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/H.Ranter.
The 1998 yearlist of accidents always contains the most recent
information
on each accident.
18.06.98 (07.28) Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II
C-GQAL (TC-233) Propair
occupants: 2 crew + 9 passengers = 11.
fatalities: 2 crew + 9 passengers = 11.
location: Montreal-Mirabel IAP (Canada)
nature: Scheduled Passenger phase: Final Approach
flight Montreal-Dorval IAP - Peterborough Flightnr.: 420
total airframe flying hours: 23931
Flight 420 took off from Montreal Dorval Runway 06R at 07.01h for a
flight
to Peterborough. The plane was radar vectored to the airway system when,
at
07.10h, a crew member reported to the Montreal ACC that they were
experiencing a hydraulic failure. Shortly thereafter (at 07.20h) the
crew
declared a fire in the number one engine. The plane was vectored to
Montreal-Mirabel Runway 24, since Mirabel was the airport closest by.
The
aircraft was observed fast on final approach with fire coming out of the
left (no.1) engine and left wing, brushing the fuselage. The flight
landed
on runway 24, decelerated for about 2000 feet then departed the runway
loosing the left wing then the left engine to hit a trench before it
flipped over to finaly explode. The plane came to rest 65m left of the
runway. The weather at the time was IMC and the ceiling was 300 feet
overcast.
Source: Yvan-Miville Des Chenes; Maxime PrŽvost-Desjardins; Thomas
Maurer
Journal de Montreal (http://www.journaldemontreal.com
Montreal Gazette 19/6/98: Final moments of Propair Flight 420
Montreal Gazette 19/6/98: Fiery crash claims 11
Background info:
OPERATOR PROFILE PROPAIR:
founded: 1981
1st fatal airliner hull-loss;
2nd airliner hull-loss
last Propair accident: 23 OCT 1996 (Metro II at Puvirnituq)
AIRCRAFT PROFILE SWEARINGEN METRO:
# produced:
# hull-losses 49
# fatal hull-losses 20 ; totalling 136 fatalities
5th worst Metro accident
year built: 1977 (first flight 20 APR 1977)
previous registrations/operators:
N101UR / Empire Airlines 26JUN 77
N101UR / Fokker Aircraft USA JAN 86
C-GQAL / Quebecair Inter MAY 86
Quebecair Inter later named Inter Canadian and Intair
C-GQAL / Propair JUN 96
engines: 2 Garrett TPE331-3UW-303G
COUNTRY PROFILE CANADA:
* 21st worst civil airliner accident in Canada
* last fatal civil airliner accident in Canada: 09 DEC 1997 (Emb110
Sowind
- 4 killed)
* (at least) 218th fatal civil airliner accident in Canada
* Canada is rated Category 1 (Does meet ICAO Standards) in FAA's
International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA)
Best regards,
Harro
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> ----------
> From: Jean LaRoche
> Sent: 22 June 1998 04:12
> To: CRM-Devel
> Subject: Accident Stats involving Metroliner
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Where can I find stats on accidents involving Swearingen aircraft
> (Merlin, Mertroliner...)? Any idea?
>
>
> Jean LaRoche
> Montreal
>