Fairchild SA227-AC N620PA

Summary

On 17 August 2006 at about 20:51 local time, a Fairchild SA227-AC registered N620PA, operated by PAC West Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Grain Valley, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 August 2006 at 20:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Grain Valley, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

East Kansas City Airport (3GV)

Coordinates

39.0156, -94.2133

Aircraft

Fairchild SA227-AC

Registration

N620PA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

PAC West Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tuscaloosa → Grain Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06LA244

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot not maintaining clearance from the fence. Contributing factors were the pilot's fatigue and the fence.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted a fence and terrain on short final during a visual approach to runway 27. The airplane was operated as a cargo airplane with two flight crewmembers by a commercial operator certificated under 14 CFR Part 135. The flightcrew worked approximately 18.75 hours within a 24-hour period leading up to the accident performing flights listed by the operator as either 14 CFR Part 91 or 14 CFR Part 135, all of which were in the conduct of company business. Of this total, 5.9 hours involved flying conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. The flight to the accident airport was for the purposes of picking up repair parts for another company airplane that received minor damage in which the flight crew was previously piloting in the 24-hour period. They were then going to fly back to the operator's home base on the same day, which would have had an estimated flying time of 2:45 hours. The captain said he was tired and that he and the first officer had not slept at any of the stops made during the period. The captain said that the company likes for the airplanes to return to their home base. The captain said that the company prefers an option for pilots to stay overnight if tired and he has stayed overnight on previous trips but only due to maintenance related reasons. The Aeronautical Information Manual states that acute fatigue affects timing and perceptional field performance.

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