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NTSB incident investigation · Embraer EMB-110P1 · Miami, FL · May 4, 1984

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report
Date
May 4, 1984, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Miami, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N132EMEmbraer EMB-110P1
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840504022669I
Case key
31038

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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.

Airframe/component/system failure/malfunctionDescent
In-flight planning/decision - improperPilot in commandCause
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Design stress limits of aircraft - exceededPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt reported that during a descending turn at aprx 8000 ft & 200 KTS, the acft encountered turbulence & a lateral gust. He stated that this caused the acft to roll into about a 70 deg bank. He initiated a recovery, but the acft had gotten in a 20 deg nose low attitude & exceeded the the red line speed by 12 KTS. After landing, minor damage was noted to the right windshield wiper, right eng upper & lower cowling, & the right main aft inboard gear door.

Aircraft

Registration
N132EM
Reported as
Embraer EMB-110P1
Category
Airplane
Serial number
110-436
Airframe hours
809
Engine
P&W PT6A-34, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 91
Operator
Finair Express
Registered owner
First Security Bank Of Utah
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
AAIP · May 4, 1984 · 1 hours before
Flight plan
VFR

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
29
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
7,370 total · 695 in this make and model · 6,275 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 8 knots
Visibility
9 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
12,000 ft broken
Temperature
84 °F, dew point 73 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
MIA, 25 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.