Accident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
Canadian accident investigators traced an SA227’s runway excursion to an uncompleted checklist item.
Multiple distractions left the “Before Taxi” checklist unfinished and the propeller start locks still in place as the Bearskin Airlines Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 began its takeoff roll at Dryden (Ontario, Canada) Regional Airport. Without directional control, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and struck a frozen snowbank, seriously injuring one passenger.
The NTSB says the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer actuator had separated.
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Deck, News
A 737’s low thrust setting kept the airplane on the ground until only 400 m of runway remained, the U.K. AAIB says.
