Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Sep 16, 1995 (2 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on September 16, 1995 near Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after...
- Date: September 16, 1995
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after takeoff during a simulated engine failure at night. The check-and-training pilot did not terminate the exercise or take control in time, and the co-pilot was given a task beyond his experience. Company and regulator procedures and oversight were also cited.
A Metro III operated by Tamair was on a night training flight at Tamworth in which a trainee co-pilot was given a simulated engine failure shortly after takeoff. The engine handling and recovery went wrong, the aircraft yawed and rolled, and it crashed into trees and the ground about 35 seconds after takeoff. Two people were killed. The ATSB examined the company's training practices and the aircraft's engine flight-idle performance.