Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Oct 23, 1996, Puvirnituq
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on October 23, 1996 near Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft left the runway after...
- Date: October 23, 1996
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft left the runway after the nosewheel was probably deflected left for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing factors were a lack of communication in the cockpit and the crew's actions to maintain directional control.
A Propair Swearingen Metro II on a scheduled charter from La Grande to Puvirnituq broke out of cloud on the instrument approach and landed on runway 19. On the landing roll the nosewheel steered the aircraft to the left and it left the runway, going down the embankment and losing its landing gear. No one was killed, and the aircraft was destroyed.