Incident · 1994-05-12

NTSB case FTW94IA154 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF-34OB · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1994-05-12
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF-34OB (N254AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINGS WEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO RETARD THE POWER LEVERS DURING A REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL. A FACTOR WAS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CONFIGURATION LIGHT AS RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT REBOUND ON THE RIGHT CONDITION LEVER WHILE PLACED IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION.

Source: NTSB case FTW94IA154

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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