Saab 340 crash, Jan 2, 1993, Hibbing-Range (Chisholm)
Saab 340 accident on January 2, 1993 near Hibbing-Range (Chisholm), Minnesota, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The first officer's failure to...
- Date: January 2, 1993
- Aircraft: Saab 340
- Location: Hibbing-Range (Chisholm), Minnesota, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The first officer's failure to maintain a proper descent rate and the captain's inadequate supervision, with inadequate company training on wing ice and the icing conditions as contributing factors.
An Express Airlines Saab 340A on an approach to Hibbing in freezing drizzle descended too fast in the flare after the first officer and captain chose not to activate the wing de-icing boots. The aircraft made a hard landing, the right main gear collapsed, the fuel tank ruptured and the right wing spar was bent. All 28 passengers and crew survived.