- Date
- January 29, 1988, 12:27 local (20:27 UTC)
- Place
- S. Lake Tahoe, CA
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N368AEFairchild SA227AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880129071209I
- Case key
- 25873
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Probable cause
Captain's failure to follow flight manual procedures in the operation of the anti-ice/de-ice systems.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the descent for landing the aircraft entered instrument meteorological conditions and accumluated a slight coat of ice. The engine anti-ice/de-ice heaters were not on throughout the descent and landing. On touchdown both engines flamed out and the aircraft was towed to the terminal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N368AE
- Reported as
- Fairchild SA227AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AC696
- Airframe hours
- 242
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE331-11U, 1,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Wings West Airline
- Registered owner
- Bank Corp. And Financial Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Destination
- TVL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TVL · S. Lake Tahoe, runway 18, 8,544 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,650 total · 1,400 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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