Accident · 1991-06-11

NTSB case LAX91LA277 · FAIRCHILD SA227-AC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-06-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC (N348AE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINGS WEST AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

THE INSTRUCTOR/PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT AND THE SECOND PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CHECKLIST AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CREW COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SILENCING OF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN BY POSITIONING GO THE ENGINE POWER LEVERS.

Source: NTSB case LAX91LA277

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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