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Fairchild SA-227AC N3115U

9 March 1985 · Hailey, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 March 1985 at about 01:43 local time, a Fairchild SA-227AC registered N3115U, operated by Horizon Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, United States. 20 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:43
Classification
Accident
Location
Hailey, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Friedman Memorial (SUN)
Coordinates
43.5708, -114.2107
Aircraft
Fairchild SA-227AC
Registration
N3115U
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Horizon Airlines, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Salt Lake City → Hailey
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
SEA85LA070

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
20 0 0 0 20

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

ON LDG THE EXPERIENCED CAPTN ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT DRIFT ON THE DRY RWY WITH NEGLIGIBLE WINDS. RUDDER/PWR/NOSEWHEEL STEERING INPUTS WERE INSUFFICIENT TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RIGHT DRIFT TRANSLATED INTO A STRONG RIGHT SWERVE WITH CONTINUED APPLICATION OF FULL LEFT NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND SIMULTANEOUS BRAKING. ACFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RWY AND NOSEWHEEL OBSERVED TRACKING STRAIGHT INTO SNOW & NO NOSEWHEEL SKID MARKS OBSERVED. TESTING REVEALED REDUCED NOSEWHEEL STEERING EFFECTIVENESS WITH DECREASING NOSE STRUT COMPRESSION DUE TO ENGAGEMENT OF CENTERING CAM. CAPTN REPORTED 'NOSE HIGH' TAXI ATTITUDE AND 'PITCH SENSITIVE' FLT. CAPTN/OTHER PLTS REPORTED DIFFICULTY ACHIEVING EQUAL BRAKING DURING CONDITIONS OF LARGE RUDDER PEDAL DISPLACEMENT. THIS CONDITION IS NOT ADDRESSED IN PLT/OPS MANUALS. CHECK OF BRAKE/NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYSTEMS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Fairchild SA-227AC accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
20 Jan 1988 Fairchild SA-227AC
N68TC
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7 Oct 1991 Fairchild SA-227AC
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Augusta, Maine, United States
no coordinates
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18 Apr 1992 Fairchild SA-227AC
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25 Jun 1992 Fairchild SA-227AC
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
Northeast Express Airlines No injuries -
29 Oct 1994 Fairchild SA-227AC
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Oakland, California, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
5 Apr 1994 Fairchild SA-227AC
N174SW
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All 7 records for this type

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