Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC crash, Nov 15, 2022, Waukesha
Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC accident on November 15, 2022 near Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The crew's failure to...
- Date: November 15, 2022
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC
- Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew's failure to maintain airspeed and exceeding the critical angle of attack caused an aerodynamic stall. Contributing: an undetermined flight director anomaly that fixated the crew (NTSB).
An Ameriflight Merlin IVC cargo aircraft on an ILS approach to Waukesha stalled after the crew disconnected the autopilot and the aircraft rolled sharply right. The NTSB cited failure to maintain airspeed and fixation on a flight director anomaly.