MINR · EMBRAER EMB-120 RT · 1993-04-29 · PINE BLUFF, AR, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW93MA143
Event ID
20001211X12152
Type
Accident
Date
1993-04-29
Location
PINE BLUFF, AR, USA
Coordinates
34.209865, -92.01065
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
13
Uninjured
17
Total aboard
30
Aircraft
Make
EMBRAER
Model
EMB-120 RT
Registration
N24706
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE CAPTAIN'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL COCKPIT DISCIPLINE, HIS CONSEQUENT INATTENTION TO FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND ICE ACCRETION, AND HIS SELECTION OF AN IMPROPER AUTOFLIGHT VERTICAL MODE, ALL OF WHICH LED TO AN AERODYNAMIC STALL, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS CONTIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: POOR CREW DISCIPLINE, INCLUDING FLIGHTCREW COORDINATION BEFORE THE STALL AND THE FLIGHTCREW'S INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FATIGUE INDUCED BY THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANAGE PROVIDED REST PERIODS.