Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Sep 19, 2005, Rotterdam
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on September 19, 2005 near Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands with no fatalities. Cause: A hydraulic leak in the...
- Date: September 19, 2005
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A hydraulic leak in the nose wheel steering system, which the Dutch Safety Board identified as the cause. The aircraft left the runway because the steering was lost during the takeoff roll.
During takeoff from Rotterdam on a charter to Birmingham, the nose wheel steering was not engaged, so the aircraft drifted left. The crew rejected the takeoff, but the left gear sank into soft ground beside the runway and the aircraft ground-looped, breaking off the landing gear. All 17 passengers and both crew left the aircraft, and one passenger was taken to hospital for a check-up.