Swearingen SA-227-AC N3110J
8 January 1985 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1985 at about 13:55 local time, a Swearingen SA-227-AC registered N3110J, operated by Comair, was involved in an incident near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Cincinnati (CVG)
- Coordinates
- 38.6694, -85.1603
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA-227-AC
- Registration
- N3110J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Comair
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lexington → Cincinnati
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85IA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Probable cause
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
THE AIRCREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLT AT 6000 FT MSL, THEY ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS & USED THE DE-ICE & ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT. AFTER THEY DESCENDED & WERE CLEAR OF ICING, THEY DEACTIVATED THE DE-ICE & ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT.THE CAPT SAID HECHECKED THE PROP SPINNERS & NOTED A SMALL BUILDUP OF ICE, WHICH HE CONSIDERED AS MINIMAL, & TURNED OFF THE CONTINUOUS IGNITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHILE ON FINAL APCH AT APRX 1000 FT AGL & 1 TO 1.5 MI FROM THE ARPT, THE R ENG LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE COPLT FEATHERED THE R PROP & THE APCH WAS CONTINUED. HOWEVER, AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL THE OTHER ENG ALSO LOST POWER. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, ICE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE WINGS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR FUEL CONTAMINATION WERE FND. THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF FLAMEOUTS DUE TO ICE BUILDUP & RELEASE FROM THE SPINNERS. IGNITION SW LABELED 'NORM', 'CONT' & 'OVRD.' TO OBTAIN CONTINUOUS IGNITION IN FLT, THE SWITCH MUST HAVE BEEN IN 'OVRD.' NO SPECIFIC WARNING IN FLT MANUAL TO USE CONTINUOUS IGNITION (OVRD) IN ICING COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Swearingen SA-227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1985 | Swearingen SA-227-AC | Williston, North Dakota, United States | Pioneer Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1985 | Swearingen SA-227 | London, Kentucky, United States | Sat-Air, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1982 | Swearingen SA-227 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Midstate Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1988 | Swearingen SA-227-TT | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1989 | Swearingen SA-227-AC | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1990 | Swearingen SA-227 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Horizon Airlines | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28 | Payne Gap, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Hopkinsvile, Kentucky, United States | Landmark Realty, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1985 | Champion 7FC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172E | Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182L | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Cessna 140 | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |