Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, Mar 22, 2010 (2 killed)
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on March 22, 2010 near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command simulated...
- Date: March 22, 2010
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot in command simulated the engine failure at low speed with an incorrect setting that also simulated autofeather failure. The pilot under check then allowed speed and bank to deteriorate, and the pilot in command did not abandon the simulation in time, so control was lost.
An Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 on a training flight from Darwin to revalidate a command instrument rating was taking off from runway 29 when the pilot under check was given a simulated left engine failure at a speed that left little margin. The aircraft rolled and lost control shortly after takeoff and crashed with an intense post-impact fire. Both pilots were fatally injured.