San Antonio - San Antonio

On September 18, 1992 at 01:10 PM, San Antonio - San Antonio experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, with the event recorded near San Antonio Texas.

The flight was categorized as test 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 human factor. The pilot was conducting a functional test flight and qualitative engineering evaluation of the airplane's longitudinal control during landing. During final approach to runway 12L, he reduced the engines to the flight idle positions and established 95 kias. He was unable to raise the nose of the airplane during the flare to arrest the descent rate and landed hard onto the runway. The airplane was taxied to the ramp and secured. No mechanical failure was found or reported.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2183A, MSN AC-422, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.5833°, -98.6194°.