Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Sep 19, 1993, Troyes
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on September 19, 1993 near Troyes, Aube, France with no fatalities. Cause: The BEA report points to a speed lever...
- Date: September 19, 1993
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Troyes, Aube, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The BEA report points to a speed lever positioning error that overheated both engines, combined with a poorly managed takeoff that underestimated the stopping distance, a late abort decision, fouled brakes and a weight 300 kg above maximum takeoff weight. The full final conclusions were not retrieved.
A Metro III chartered to fly 17 people to Biggin Hill had a power loss on the right engine during the takeoff roll at Troyes-Barberey. The captain aborted and braked hard, but the aircraft overran, went through a fence and hit a localizer antenna. All 19 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.