Fairchild Swearingen SA 227 N1014T

Summary

On 30 November 1984 at about 03:05 local time, a Fairchild Swearingen SA 227 registered N1014T, operated by Cascade Airways, was involved in an incident near Pullman, Washington, United States. 15 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 November 1984 at 03:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Pullman, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Pullman-Moscow (PUW)

Coordinates

46.7200, -117.1801

Aircraft

Fairchild Swearingen SA 227

Registration

N1014T

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Cascade Airways

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Lewiston

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA85IA024

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 DURING TAKEOFF. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE ON A FAIRLY CONSTANT ARC UNTIL CONTACTING A SNOW BERM AT A TAXIWAY INTERSECTION. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT NIGHT WITH A PARTIALLY OBSCURED WINDSHIELD. VISIBILITY WAS ONE MILE WITH FOG AND FALLING SNOW, AND THE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF SNOW. THE COPILOT'S DUTIES REQUIRED HIM TO SCAN 'INSIDE' THE COCKPIT, WHILE HE 'FINE TUNED' THE POWER SETTINGS AND CHECKED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. NO PRE-ACCIDENT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.