Pilot Debrief

SWEARINGEN SA227 near Cork — 2011-02-10

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Date
2011-02-10
Location
Cork, IE
Airport
EICK
Aircraft
SWEARINGEN SA227
Registration
EC-ITP
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
6

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On February 10, 2010, at 0950 local time, a Swearingen SA-227 Metroliner, Spanish registration EC-ITP, operated by Flightline/Manx2 Air as flight 7100, crashed after attempting a landing on runway 17 at the Cork Airport, Cork, Ireland. The flight was a scheduled passenger flight from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The two pilots and four of the ten passengers were fatally injured, six of the ten passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed. The accident is being investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of Ireland. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIU of Ireland at: Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) Department of Transport 44 Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Website: http://www.aaiu.ie

NTSB coding

  • Loss of control in flight · Approach-IFR final approach

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