Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Aug 17, 2006, Grain Valley
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on August 17, 2006 near Grain Valley, Missouri, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not maintain...
- Date: August 17, 2006
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Grain Valley, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from the fence on short final, with crew fatigue as a contributing factor.
A Swearingen Metro III operated as a Part 135 cargo flight with two crew impacted a fence and terrain on short final to runway 27 at Grain Valley, Missouri. The crew had worked about 18.75 hours in the preceding 24 hours and the captain reported being tired. Neither crew member was killed.