Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, May 5, 2004 (5 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on May 5, 2004 near Carepa, Antioquia, Colombia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Poor judgement of distance and altitude...
- Date: May 5, 2004
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Carepa, Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor judgement of distance and altitude on final approach, with repeated GPWS warnings not acted on, no CRM, and the stall avoidance system moving the control column forward at low altitude after an engine failure.
A Metro III operated for Aerotransporte Petrolero on a flight from Bogota to Carepa crashed about 100 metres short of runway 33 while approaching Carepa-Los Cedros. The captain continued the descent despite repeated ground proximity warnings, and an engine failure at about 200 feet led to a stall. Five occupants were killed and two passengers were seriously injured.