Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Dec 22, 2012 (1 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on December 22, 2012 near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: A low-energy rejected landing with...
- Date: December 22, 2012
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A low-energy rejected landing with insufficient climb after a steep, unstable approach with a tailwind, made worse by the lack of an approach chart, crew fatigue and workload, and the absence of a sufficient response to ground proximity warnings.
A Metro III on a charter flight from Winnipeg to Sanikiluaq made two NDB approaches at night in poor weather with no approach chart for the into-wind runway. After a steep, unstable approach with a tailwind the crew rejected the landing at low energy, failed to climb clear of terrain and struck the ground beyond the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and most occupants were injured.