What happened
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Aircraft made emergency landing after a double engine failure. (.19) on January 5, 1997, at 1243 hours mountain standard time, a fairchild SA-227-AC, N165SW, serial no. AC-514, collided with terrain about 1.5 miles south of the Bullhead City, Arizona, airport following the near simultaneous flame out of both engines. The aircraft was operated by fng aviation, d.b.a. skylink charters of santa monica, California, as an on-demand air taxi flight under 14 CFR part 135. The aircraft was destroyed in the ground collision sequence. The two pilots sustained minor injuries, and the 19 passengers were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure point, and a vfr/ifr flight plan was filed. The flight originated at long beach, California, at 0900 pacific standard time as a non-stop flight to the grand canyon in Arizona. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the grand canyon and the aircraft was cleared for a localizer instrument approach. The weather was below landing minimums and the pilot executed a missed approach. He then diverted to the company designated alternate airport at Bullhead City. (.4) after executing a missed approach at the grand CA nyon airport, the pilots diverted to the Bullhead City airport. The pilots reported that minimal icing conditions were encountered with about 1/8 inch of ice accumulating on the aircraft wings. The pilots stated they cycled the deice boots to shed ice. They did not observe ice on the propeller spinners, and they did not activate the engines' 'override' ignition systems, as required by the airplane's flight manual. Use of 'override' ignition was required for flight into visible moisture at or below +5 degrees celsius (+41 degrees fahrenheit) to prevent ice ingestion/flameouts. Subsequently, both engines flamed out as the airplane was on about a 3 mile final approach for landing with the landing gear and flaps extended. The aircraft was destroyed during an off-airport landing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (.19) ON JANUARY 5, 1997, AT 1243 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A FAIRCHILD SA-227-AC, N165SW, SERIAL NO. AC-514, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA, AIRPORT FOLLOWING THE NEAR SIMULTANEOUS FLAME OUT OF BOTH ENGINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY FNG AVIATION, D.B.A. SKYLINK CHARTERS OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, AS AN ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE GROUND COLLISION SEQUENCE. THE TWO PILOTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE 19 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE DEPARTURE POINT, AND A VFR/IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AT 0900 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME AS A NON-STOP FLIGHT TO THE GRAND CANYON IN ARIZONA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE GRAND CANYON AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR A LOCALIZER INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE WEATHER WAS BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH. HE THEN DIVERTED TO THE COMPANY DESIGNATED ALTERNATE AIRPORT AT BULLHEAD CITY. (.4) AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH AT THE GRAND CA NYON AIRPORT, THE PILOTS DIVERTED TO THE BULLHEAD CITY AIRPORT. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT MINIMAL ICING CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED WITH ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATING ON THE AIRCRAFT WINGS. THE PILOTS STATED THEY CYCLED THE DEICE BOOTS TO SHED ICE. THEY DID NOT OBSERVE ICE ON THE PROPELLER SPINNERS, AND THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE THE ENGINES' 'OVERRIDE' IGNITION SYSTEMS, AS REQUIRED BY THE AIRPLANE'S FLIGHT MANUAL. USE OF 'OVERRIDE' IGNITION WAS REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT INTO VISIBLE MOISTURE AT OR BELOW +5 DEGREES CELSIUS (+41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) TO PREVENT ICE INGESTION/FLAMEOUTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ON ABOUT A 3 MILE FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.
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