Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Jul 28, 1998 (2 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on July 28, 1998 near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control at low height after an...
- Date: July 28, 1998
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control at low height after an excessive speed reduction during a simulated single-engine approach, with the right engine shut down and propeller feathered and the aircraft then deviating under the co-pilot's pedal input.
A Swiftair Metro III cargo flight from Palma de Mallorca to Barcelona was used for a training exercise in which the right engine was shut down on approach with gear and flaps down. The co-pilot pushed the wrong pedal, the aircraft yawed right, and the captain's attempt to restart the engine failed. The aircraft stalled at low height, rolled over and crashed beside the runway, where the wreck burned.