Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Sep 10, 2004, George
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on September 10, 2004 near George, Western Cape, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause: The bird strike started...
- Date: September 10, 2004
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: George, Western Cape, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The bird strike started the emergency, but the investigation also found the crew did not apply the correct go-around procedure when the aircraft yawed severely right.
A Ryan Blake Air Charter Metro III cargo flight from Bloemfontein to George reported a bird strike on the right engine during the approach. The aircraft yawed hard right, the left engine was shut down and the crew made a forced landing on a cattle farm short of the airport, where the wings struck a fence. Both occupants were uninjured.