Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Jan 31, 1985, London-Co...
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on January 31, 1985 near London-Corbin-Magee Field, Kentucky, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 31, 1985
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: London-Corbin-Magee Field, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot-in-command error: the aircraft did not reach the proper touchdown point, airspeed was excessive, and no go-around was flown.
A UPS Swearingen SA227 Metro III (N568UP) on a cargo flight from Louisville to London, Kentucky made a high and fast approach to runway 5 at London and touched down long. Two crew and one other person were injured, two seriously and one slightly, and the aircraft was destroyed.