33.5207° N, 86.8025° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 4, 1994 · 18:15 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWHA
Aircraft
N375PM
Reported as
Swrngn SA227*
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on final approach to bhm the fairchild 227 experienced #1 engine shut down. Because of the crosswind and not lined with the runway the captain elected to start a go around. Cleared the aircraft up and climbed to 1800 feet, declared an emergency and landed. Crew did not attempt a re-start. The outside air temperature was -10C. Surface temperatrue was 36 degrees f.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH TO BHM THE FAIRCHILD 227 EXPERIENCED #1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. BECAUSE OF THE CROSSWIND AND NOT LINED WITH THE RUNWAY THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO START A GO AROUND. CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND CLIMBED TO 1800 FEET, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. CREW DID NOT ATTEMPT A RE-START. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS -10C. SURFACE TEMPERATRUE WAS 36 DEGREES F.