Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, May 13, 1980, Esperance
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on May 13, 1980 near Esperance, Western Australia, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Broken gear in the fuel...
- Date: May 13, 1980
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Esperance, Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Broken gear in the fuel control drive, according to the ASN record. The record also notes that the operator's procedure for lowering full flaps early in the approach did not account for an engine failure after flap extension.
Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II VH-SWO of Skywest Airlines lost its right engine on approach to Esperance on 13 May 1980. The pilot could not control the yaw on the remaining engine, and the aircraft made a forced landing in a field. The gear collapsed and a fire destroyed the aircraft; all 12 occupants survived.