- Date
- January 14, 1984, 21:05 local (Jan 15, 1984, 04:05 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N31088Swearingen SA227-AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840114002419I
- Case key
- 16269
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Analysis
According to the captain, the coplt was making the landing & crossed the threshold at 50 to 60 ft AGL at 110 to 115 KTS. He said a slightly higher airspeed was used to compensate for a small abount of ice that remained on the leading edge of the wings. In the flare, the acft yawed left & reportedly touched down with the nose about 15 degs to the left. The left main wheel touched down about 21 ft from the edge of the 150 ft wide rwy. The capt took control & applied corrective action, but the acft went off the rwy, hit a snow bank & mud, then the nose gear collapsed. The normal apch speed was 103 KTS for the acft's weight. According to the flt manual, the apch speed should have been increased by 19 KTS if there was ice on the flying surfaces.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31088
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA227-AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AC-520
- Airframe hours
- 1,606
- Engine
- Garrett TPE 331-11, 1,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Trans Colorado Airline
- Registered owner
- Commuter Airlines Of Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 13, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DRO · La Plata County, runway 2, 9,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- 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
- 7,000 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 5,800 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
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