Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón

Survivors:

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Schedule:

Tijuana – Guadalajara – Uruapan – Mexico City

MSN:

47418

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

TEJ725

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Swearingen SA226 Metro II

Crew on board:

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Aircraft flight hours:

58000

Aircraft flight cycles:

59000

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a service from Tijuana to Mexico City with intermediate stops in Guadalajara and Uruapan, carrying 13 passengers and a crew of five. It departed Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport runway 20 at 1859LT on the last leg to Mexico City. After liftoff, the crew was cleared to climb to 5,000 feet and while at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, the aircraft adopted a high angle of attack then stalled, entered a dive and crashed in an avocado plantation located 5,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of an over-rotation on takeoff and a climb with a very pronounced angle, which caused the loss of control, with spatial disorientation (loss of the horizon), in a flight operation by instruments (IFR), in which, according to the crew, there was a possible failure of asymmetry indication in the leading edge flaps (slats), with the crew neglecting to control the flight of the aircraft.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- Inadequate preparation of information for instrument take-off (IFR) from Uruapan airport and failure to adhere to the operating procedures of the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Manual.
- Failure to perform checklist procedures for the operation of the aircraft in its different phases.
- Loss of external vision (spatial disorientation), aggravated by turning on the cockpit lights, before the takeoff run.
- Inadequate procedure for the rotation of the aircraft during take-off, dragging the tail skid on the runway
- Angle of climb greater than that established in the aircraft Operations Manual.
- Lack of cockpit resource management (CRM).

Final Report:

Crash of a Swearingen SA226AC Metro II in Uruapan

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1997

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

XA-HAO

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Lázaro Cárdenas – Uruapan

MSN:

TC-356

YOM:

1980

Location:

Country:

Region:

Swearingen SA226 Metro II

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

After touchdown at Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport, the crew started the braking procedure and activated the reverse thrust systems when control was lost. The aircraft veered off runway to the right, lost a landing gear and came to rest. All 12 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Swearingen SA226AC Metro II in Uruapan: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1994 at 1845 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

XA-SLU

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Lázaro Cárdenas – Uruapan

MSN:

TC-401

YOM:

1981

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7830

Captain / Total hours on type:

1049.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2373

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1508

Aircraft flight hours:

17737

Circumstances:

While descending to Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to the night and rain falls. ATC instructed the crew to carry out an instrument approach but the pilots insisted for a visual approach to runway 02. Because the crew was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, he decided to initiate a go-around procedure, completed a right turn and attempted a second approach few minutes later that was also abandoned for the same reasons. This time, the captain initiated a turn to the left in an attempt to make a visual approach to runway 20, which was non compliant with the published procedures. Shortly later, while at an altitude of 1,200 metres, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 5,9 km northwest of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all nine occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the crew to comply with the approach and go-around published procedures. The lack of visibility due to the night and rain was considered as a contributing factor.

Final Report:

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander in Uruapan: 9 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1992 at 0815 LT

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

Operator:

Registration:

XA-RML

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Uruapan - Apatzingan

MSN:

864

YOM:

1978

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Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

798

Captain / Total hours on type:

194.00

Circumstances:

After takeoff from Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted to return when the aircraft stalled and crashed near the airport. All nine occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was overloaded with a total weight above MTOW.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante near Arteaga: 20 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1988 at 1000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Transporte Aéreo Federal

Registration:

XC-COX

Flight Phase:

Flight

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