Swearingen SA227-AC N31088

Summary

On 15 January 1984 at about 04:05 local time, a Swearingen SA227-AC registered N31088, operated by Trans Colorado Airline, was involved in an incident near Durango, Colorado, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 January 1984 at 04:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

La Plata County (DRO)

Coordinates

37.2693, -107.8791

Aircraft

Swearingen SA227-AC

Registration

N31088

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Trans Colorado Airline

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN84IA070

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, THE COPLT WAS MAKING THE LANDING & CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT 50 TO 60 FT AGL AT 110 TO 115 KTS. HE SAID A SLIGHTLY HIGHER AIRSPEED WAS USED TO COMPENSATE FOR A SMALL ABOUNT OF ICE THAT REMAINED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS. IN THE FLARE, THE ACFT YAWED LEFT & REPORTEDLY TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE NOSE ABOUT 15 DEGS TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 21 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE 150 FT WIDE RWY. THE CAPT TOOK CONTROL & APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY, HIT A SNOW BANK & MUD, THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.THE NORMAL APCH SPEED WAS 103 KTS FOR THE ACFT'S WEIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FLT MANUAL, THE APCH SPEED SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY 19 KTS IF THERE WAS ICE ON THE FLYING SURFACES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.