Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Nov 8, 2005, Manchester
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on November 8, 2005 near Manchester, New Hampshire, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: November 8, 2005
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's misapplication of flight controls after the engine failure. Contributing were the sun gear failure, the engine manufacturer's grandfathering of less reliable maintenance standards, the operator's inadequate maintenance, and inadequate FAA oversight.
Shortly after taking off from Manchester on a cargo flight to Bangor, the left engine of this Bandeirante lost power when its first-stage sun gear fractured. The pilot could not keep the aircraft under control, and it descended in a left turn and broke apart on ground impact. Nobody was killed.