- Date
- January 31, 1985, 05:47 local (11:47 UTC)
- Place
- London, KY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N568UPSwearingen SA-227
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850131002679A
- Case key
- 13223
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg arrival, at 0540:31, the capt was clrd for an RNAV rwy 5 apch & was told to contact London fss on 121.6 mhz, 'now.' However, he did not make the radio call until aprx 3 min later. The acft broke out of the wx at about 1000' & 1 mi fm the arpt (before the radio call). At that time, the rwy lights were not on. The capt then advised the fss to turn on the rwy lights & he made a left pattern to circle back & land. Drg the next apch, the acft was hi & fast on final apch & touched down long. The 1st officer recommended that the capt make a go-around, but the capt elected to cont the lndg. When the capt realized that he would not be able to stop on the remaining rwy, he retracted the gear. The acft then slidoff the end of the rwy, went ovr an embankment, became airborne for about 140', then impacted in a large ravine area. The weight manifest was fnd to be in error. After allowing for a 500 lb fuel burn-off, the landing weight was estimated to be 14,668 lbs. The max gross wt limit was 14,500 lbs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N568UP
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-227
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AT568
- Airframe hours
- 783
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331, 1,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Sat-Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 12, 1984 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- SDF · Louisville, KY
- Destination
- LOZ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LOZ · London-Corbin, runway 5, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,688 total · 307 in this make and model · 98 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.