Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Aug 19, 1997, Des Moines
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on August 19, 1997 near Des Moines, Iowa, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot's improper in-flight...
- Date: August 19, 1997
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot's improper in-flight decisions and failure to perform the engine shutdown procedure, combined with a disconnected power lever cable from improper maintenance and reduced directional control with one engine at high power.
A Swearingen Metro cargo flight from Wichita landed at Des Moines with one engine still at high power because its power lever cable had disconnected. The pilot did not handle the emergency by shutting down the engine, lost directional control after landing, and ran off the runway into the localizer antenna. Nobody was hurt.