- Date
- May 8, 1987, 06:50 local (10:50 UTC)
- Place
- Mayaguez, PR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N432CACASA C-212-CC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19870508080109A
- Case key
- 15882
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After several maintenance adjustments of the right propeller and flight idle fuel flow, the aircraft was test flown and released for flight. Several pilots continued to note descrepancies concerning the right propeller system. Adjustments were made and the aircraft was again released for flight. At Mayaguez, the crew made a short, steep approachto the runway. On very short final witnesses said they heard sounds resembling a propeller in reverse thrust. The aircraft made an extreme yaw to the right, followed by a left bank, then a right bank. The aircraft impacted right wing first. The post-accident investigation revealed that the right propeller had been in the beta range. The right engine flight idle fuel flow was excessively high. Exam of the maintenance program showed deficiencies in the management, supervision, and handling of pilot-reported problems. The investigation also found the FAA management of the bilateral type certification of the C-212-CC ineffective. (For further information see NTSB/AAR-88/07.)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N432CA
- Reported as
- CASA C-212-CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 271
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-10R, 900 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Executive Air Charter, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 7, 1987 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- SJU · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- MAZ · Mayaguez, PR
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- MAZ · Mayaguez, runway 9, 4,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,802 total · 473 in this make and model · 78 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.