OY-BZW

On January 16, 1991 at 01:00 AM, OY-BZW experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA226 Metro II, operated by Muk Air, with the event recorded near Copenhagen-Kastrup Hovedstaden.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While on a night approach to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport runway 22L, the right engine failed. The crew was able to feather the right propeller but the nose gear failed to deploy. Manual recycling was ineffective and the crew continued the approach. The aircraft landed on its nose, rolled for few dozen meters and came to rest on the main runway. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-BZW, MSN TC-328, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.6309°, 12.6492°.