EC-ITPSWEARINGEN SA2272011-02-10 NTSB Accident Report

Destroyed
Fatal

SWEARINGEN SA227S/N: BC-789B

Summary

On February 10, 2011, a Swearingen SA227 (EC-ITP) was involved in an accident near Cork, EI. The accident resulted in 6 fatal injuries, 6 serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.

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.

This accident is documented in NTSB report DCA11RA025. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft EC-ITP.

Accident Details

Date
Thursday, February 10, 2011
NTSB Number
DCA11RA025
Location
Cork, Ireland
Event ID
20110210X10257
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
6
Serious Injuries
6
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
12

Aircraft Information

Registration
Make
SWEARINGEN
Serial Number
BC-789B
Model / ICAO
SA227

Analysis

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

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA11RA025